PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991050820 — DICHLOROMETHANE — WHEELING, WV

Current as of 1991-05-25 Government source

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Incident I-1991050820PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991050820. Incident date: 1991-05-25. Location: WHEELING, WV. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: WASTE CONVERSION INC. Shipper: CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT INC. Materials: UN1593; DICHLOROMETHANE; hazard class 6.1; 1 LGA released | UN1897; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; hazard class 6.1; 1 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Abraded / Cracked. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Exterior. 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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