PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1981110268 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — CICERO, IL

Current as of 1981-10-28 Government source

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Incident I-1981110268PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1981110268. Incident date: 1981-10-28. Location: CICERO, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RR. Shipper: EXXON CHEMICAL AMERICAS. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 800 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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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