PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977100994 — METHANOL — BAY CITY, MI

Current as of 1977-10-11 Government source

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Incident I-1977100994PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977100994. Incident date: 1977-10-11. Location: BAY CITY, MI. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RR CO. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 3000 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: 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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