PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978120274 — FUEL OIL — BETHLEHEM, PA

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Incident I-1978120274PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978120274. Incident date: 1978-11-29. Location: BETHLEHEM, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MATLACK INC. Shipper: HESS OIL & CHEMICAL CO. Materials: NA1993; FUEL OIL; hazard class 2.0; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: 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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