PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994081051 — METHANOL — ONTARIO, CA

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Incident I-1994081051PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994081051. Incident date: 1994-07-16. Location: ONTARIO, CA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: VAN WATERS & ROGERS. Shipper: VAN WATERS & ROGERS. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 103 LGA released | UN1791; HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTIONS WITH MORE THAN 5 PERCENT BUT LESS THAN 16 PERCENT AVAILABLE CHLORINE; hazard class 8; 102 LGA released | UN2789; ACETIC ACID, GLACIAL OR ACETIC ACID SOLUTION, WITH MORE THAN 80 PERCENT ACID, BY MASS; hazard class 8; 102 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails); 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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