PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976080447 — HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION — ST LOUIS, MS

Current as of 1976-07-24 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

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Incident I-1976080447PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976080447. Incident date: 1976-07-24. Location: ST LOUIS, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RR. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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