PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979050565 — ACRYLIC ACID, STABILIZED — WEST CHESTER, PA

Current as of 1979-04-30 Government source

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Incident I-1979050565PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979050565. Incident date: 1979-04-30. Location: WEST CHESTER, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: ROHM & HAAS CO. Shipper: ROHM & HAAS CO. Materials: UN2218; ACRYLIC ACID, STABILIZED; hazard class 8; 360 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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