PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983060249 — ACETALDEHYDE — TRINITY, TX

Current as of 1983-04-06 Government source

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Incident I-1983060249PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983060249. Incident date: 1983-04-06. Location: TRINITY, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released | UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 19500 LGA released | UN1760; CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 8500 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Punctured. 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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