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PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979041258
PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979041258 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — LAFAYETTE, LA
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Incident I-1979041258PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979041258. Incident date: 1979-02-10. Location: LAFAYETTE, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 30076 LGA released. 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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