PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978010012 — ACRYLONITRILE, STABILIZED — BENSON, KY

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Incident I-1978010012PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978010012. Incident date: 1977-12-07. Location: BENSON, KY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RWY CO. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1093; ACRYLONITRILE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 7000 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. 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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