PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978030910 — XYLENES — NEWARK, NJ

Current as of 1977-05-24 Government source

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Incident I-1978030910PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978030910. Incident date: 1977-05-24. Location: NEWARK, NJ. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: RITTER H R TRUCKING CO INC. Shipper: TENNECO OIL CO. Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 365 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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