PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989010162 — SULFUR DIOXIDE — ASHLAND, VA

Current as of 1988-12-28 Government source

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Incident I-1989010162PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989010162. Incident date: 1988-12-28. Location: ASHLAND, VA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: VIRGINIA CHEMICALS INC. Shipper: VIRGINIA CHEMICALS INC. Materials: UN1079; SULFUR DIOXIDE; hazard class 2.3; 5112.5 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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