PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978020882 — VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE, STABILIZED — BROHMAN, MI

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Incident I-1978020882PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978020882. Incident date: 1978-02-04. Location: BROHMAN, MI. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RWY CO. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1303; VINYLIDENE CHLORIDE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 22000 LGA released. 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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