PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1981080122 — METHANOL — LAKE END, LA

Current as of 1981-06-28 Government source

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Incident I-1981080122PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1981080122. Incident date: 1981-06-28. Location: LAKE END, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP / LIQUID CARBONIC CORP. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 5000 LGA released | UN1760; CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 17375 LGA released | UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 187.5 LGA released | UN2821; PHENOL SOLUTIONS; hazard class 6.1; 20000 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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