PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979120937 — ACID, LIQUID, N.O.S. — INWOOD, IN

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Incident I-1979120937PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979120937. Incident date: 1979-11-08. Location: INWOOD, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO / CHARTER INTERNATIONAL OIL CO / ROHM & HAAS CO / UNION CARBIDE CORP. Materials: NA1760; ACID, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 10000 LGA released | NA1993; SOLVENT, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 5000 LGA released | UN1255; NAPHTHA, PETROLEUM; hazard class 2.0; 5000 LGA released | UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 20000 LGA released | UN1917; ETHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 10000 LGA released | UN1917; ETHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 15000 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 10 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment / 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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