PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978040526 — ANILINE — WEIMAR, TX

Current as of 1978-03-12 Government source

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Incident I-1978040526PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978040526. Incident date: 1978-03-12. Location: WEIMAR, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1547; ANILINE; hazard class 6.1; 600 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Defective Component or Device. 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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