PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978010428 — METHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED — DILLSBORO, IN

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Incident I-1978010428PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978010428. Incident date: 1978-01-02. Location: DILLSBORO, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD CO. Shipper: MERICHEM CO / ROHM & HAAS CO / UNION CARBIDE CORP. Materials: UN1919; METHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 18750 LGA released | UN2076; CRESOLS, LIQUID; hazard class 6.1; 10375 LGA released | UN2491; ETHANOLAMINE OR ETHANOLAMINE SOLUTIONS; hazard class 8; 62.5 LGA released. 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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