PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983110417 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — CLEVELAND, TN

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Incident I-1983110417PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983110417. Incident date: 1983-11-02. Location: CLEVELAND, TN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CENTRAL TRANSPORT INC. Shipper: CELANESE CHEMICAL CO.INC.. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 166 LGA released | UN1198; FORMALDEHYDE SOLUTION (FLASH POINT NOT MORE THAN 141 DEG F.; IN CONTAINERS OVER 110 GALLONS); hazard class 2.0; 166 LGA released | UN1779; FORMIC ACID WITH MORE THAN 85% ACID BY MASS; hazard class 8; 166 LGA released. Reported failure causes: 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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