PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988080601 — HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION — PERRYSVILLE, OH

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Incident I-1988080601PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988080601. Incident date: 1988-08-04. Location: PERRYSVILLE, OH. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO / MONSANTO CO / TEXAS EASTMAN. Materials: UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 25000 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 600 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 22000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / 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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