# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991060844 — COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S. — ESSEX, CA

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991060844
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991060844 — COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S. — ESSEX, CA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 1990-11-26
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1990-11-26 in ESSEX, CA.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991060844.
Incident date: 1990-11-26.
Location: ESSEX, CA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY.
Shipper: TEXAS EASTMAN / UNION CARBIDE CORP.
Materials: NA1993; COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 200 LGA released | UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 3200 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Liner.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
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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