PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977010245 — METHANOL — MACHIAS, NY

Current as of 1976-12-21 Government source

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Incident I-1977010245PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977010245. Incident date: 1976-12-21. Location: MACHIAS, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: TENNECO CHEMICALS INC. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 1000 LGA released. Reported failure causes: 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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