PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979061189 — HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION — MARTINSVILLE, VA

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Incident I-1979061189PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979061189. Incident date: 1979-01-12. Location: MARTINSVILLE, VA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 15000 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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