PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1981010709 — ETHYL ACETATE — BELLEVUE, OH

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Incident I-1981010709PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1981010709. Incident date: 1981-01-11. Location: BELLEVUE, OH. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: MONSANTO RESINS CO. Materials: UN1173; ETHYL ACETATE; hazard class 3; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Basic Material; Bottom Outlet 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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