PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983090496 — BENZYL CHLORIDE — CHATTANOOGA, TN

Current as of 1983-09-05 Government source

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Incident I-1983090496PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983090496. Incident date: 1983-09-05. Location: CHATTANOOGA, TN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: VELSICOL CHEMICAL COMPANY. Shipper: VELSICOL CHEMICAL COMPANY. Materials: UN1738; BENZYL CHLORIDE; hazard class 6.1; 0 released | UN1738; BENZYL CHLORIDE; hazard class 6.1; 8418 SLB 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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