PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988020039 — ACETIC ANHYDRIDE — CHARLESTON, TN

Current as of 1987-12-02 Government source

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Incident I-1988020039PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988020039. Incident date: 1987-12-02. Location: CHARLESTON, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: TENNESSEE EASTMAN CO / UNION CARBIDE AND CARBON. Materials: UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 13629 LGA released | UN1715; ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; hazard class 8; 3156 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; 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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