PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978120897 — HEPTANES — E LIVERPOOL, OH

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Incident I-1978120897PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978120897. Incident date: 1978-11-09. Location: E LIVERPOOL, OH. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MATLACK INC. Shipper: TENNECO OIL CO. Materials: UN1206; HEPTANES; hazard class 3; 143 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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