PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979060197 — PETROLEUM OIL — LA BELLE, FL

Current as of 1979-05-09 Government source

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Incident I-1979060197PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979060197. Incident date: 1979-05-09. Location: LA BELLE, FL. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: REDWING CARRIERS INC. Shipper: BELCHER OIL COMPANY. Materials: UN1270; PETROLEUM OIL; hazard class 2.0; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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