PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988070038 — HEXANES — TUCKER, GA

Current as of 1988-06-29 Government source

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Incident I-1988070038PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988070038. Incident date: 1988-06-29. Location: TUCKER, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: UNOCAL CHEM DIV. Materials: UN1208; HEXANES; hazard class 3; 300 LGA released | UN1255; NAPHTHA, PETROLEUM; hazard class 2.0; 300 LGA released | UN1255; NAPHTHA, PETROLEUM; hazard class 3; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; 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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