PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1987070639 — METHANOL — ERWIN, TN

Current as of 1987-07-17 Government source

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Incident I-1987070639PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1987070639. Incident date: 1987-07-17. Location: ERWIN, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: TENNESSEE EASTMAN. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 0 released | UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 15000 LGA released. Reported failure causes: 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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