PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990080541 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — HAZLETON, PA

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Incident I-1990080541PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990080541. Incident date: 1990-07-21. Location: HAZLETON, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: K L L M INC. Shipper: JAMES RIVER CORP. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 195.125 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Explosion, Environmental Damage. 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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