PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988040441 — METHANOL — ANNANDALE, MN

Current as of 1988-03-19 Government source

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Incident I-1988040441PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988040441. Incident date: 1988-03-19. Location: ANNANDALE, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOO LINE RAILROAD CO. Shipper: ALBERTA GAS CHEMICALS LTD. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 24000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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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