PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979031511 — BENZENE — FOSTORIA, OH

Current as of 1979-03-04 Government source

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Incident I-1979031511PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979031511. Incident date: 1979-03-04. Location: FOSTORIA, OH. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: SUN PETROL PRODUCTS DV SUN OIL. Materials: UN1114; BENZENE; hazard class 3; 2500 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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