PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1984030297 — METHANOL — GEISMAR, LA

Current as of 1984-03-21 Government source

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Incident I-1984030297PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1984030297. Incident date: 1984-03-21. Location: GEISMAR, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD. Shipper: BORDEN CHEMICAL CO INC. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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