PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989090455 — ACETONE — HUME, IL

Current as of 1989-09-14 Government source

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Incident I-1989090455PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989090455. Incident date: 1989-09-14. Location: HUME, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO / QUANTUM CHEM. Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 10 LGA released | UN1170; ETHANOL OR ETHYL ALCOHOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTIONS OR ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS; hazard class 3; 15000 LGA released | UN1170; ETHANOL OR ETHYL ALCOHOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTIONS OR ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS; hazard class 3; 30000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / 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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