PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978080662 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — BLAKESBURG, IA

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Incident I-1978080662PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978080662. Incident date: 1978-07-17. Location: BLAKESBURG, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHICAGO MILW ST PAUL & PAC RR. Shipper: EXXON CO. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 500 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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