PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990040487 — METHANOL — PAGE, WA

Current as of 1990-02-09 Government source

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Incident I-1990040487PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990040487. Incident date: 1990-02-09. Location: PAGE, WA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: CELANESE CANADA LTD. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 5000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Punctured; Ripped or Torn / Ripped or Torn; Abraded. Reported failure causes: 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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