PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1980030391 — TOLUENE — CHICAGO, IL

Current as of 1980-02-22 Government source

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Incident I-1980030391PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1980030391. Incident date: 1980-02-22. Location: CHICAGO, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHICAGO ROCK ISLAND PAC RR CO. Shipper: SHELL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1294; TOLUENE; hazard class 3; 3000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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