PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983090267 — ACETALDEHYDE — MEMPHIS, TN

Current as of 1983-09-07 Government source

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Incident I-1983090267PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983090267. Incident date: 1983-09-07. Location: MEMPHIS, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.. Shipper: TENNESSEE EASTMAN CO.. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 4029 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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