PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977030953 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — CONWAY, PA

Current as of 1977-03-08 Government source

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Incident I-1977030953PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977030953. Incident date: 1977-03-08. Location: CONWAY, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: EXXON CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 291 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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