PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976081071 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — HAZELCREST, IL

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Incident I-1976081071PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976081071. Incident date: 1976-08-18. Location: HAZELCREST, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD. Shipper: DEVON CHEMICALS. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 300 LGA 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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