PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1980091175 — METHANOL — BROOKLYN, NY

Current as of 1980-07-10 Government source

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Incident I-1980091175PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1980091175. Incident date: 1980-07-10. Location: BROOKLYN, NY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: UNIVERSAL MARITIME SVCE CORP. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 5000 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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