PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1985050031 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — GREENFIELD, MA

Current as of 1985-03-29 Government source

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Incident I-1985050031PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1985050031. Incident date: 1985-03-29. Location: GREENFIELD, MA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BOSTON & MAINE CORP. Shipper: BASF CANADA INC. Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 16605 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 26885 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 6463 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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