PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977030956 — METHANOL — DELPHI, IN

Current as of 1977-03-22 Government source

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Incident I-1977030956PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977030956. Incident date: 1977-03-22. Location: DELPHI, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 30300 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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