PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979010702 — ACETONE — CINCINNATI, OH

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Incident I-1979010702PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979010702. Incident date: 1978-10-30. Location: CINCINNATI, OH. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: USS CHEMICALS DIV US STEEL. Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 200 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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