# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994040204 — ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYL ETHER — EAST CHICAGO, IN

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994040204
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994040204 — ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYL ETHER — EAST CHICAGO, IN
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1994-01-26
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1994-01-26 in EAST CHICAGO, IN.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994040204.
Incident date: 1994-01-26.
Location: EAST CHICAGO, IN.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: INDIANA HARBOR BELT RR CO.
Shipper: BRESLUBE USA INC.
Materials: UN1153; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYL ETHER; hazard class 3; 8675 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Hose; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Cracked.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Improper Preparation for Transportation.
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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