PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976110257 — ACETALDEHYDE — NOME, TX

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Incident I-1976110257PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976110257. Incident date: 1976-08-20. Location: NOME, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 26400 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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