PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976050806 — CHLORINE — INTL FALLS, MN

Current as of 1976-05-16 Government source

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Incident I-1976050806PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976050806. Incident date: 1976-05-16. Location: INTL FALLS, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: M D & W RAILWAY CO. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 2000 SLB released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage. Reporter-submitted DOT Form 5800.1 data may be incomplete, corrected, supplemented, or misreported. A record, serious-incident classification, failure description, or relationship to a reporting rule is not a PHMSA causal finding, compliance determination, or finding of a violation.#

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