PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1993070408 — METHANOL — DELTA, SC

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Incident I-1993070408PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1993070408. Incident date: 1993-06-11. Location: DELTA, SC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: BORDEN CHEMICALS & PLASTICS / REAGENT CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 5000 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 18000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment / Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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