PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996010937 — BUTYRALDEHYDE — FUNKHOUSER, IL

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Incident I-1996010937PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996010937. Incident date: 1995-12-22. Location: FUNKHOUSER, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: DOW NORTH AMERICA / EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO / SCHENECTADY CHEMICALS INC. Materials: UN1129; BUTYRALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 23014.25 LGA released | UN2430; ALKYL PHENOLS, SOLID, N.O.S. (INCLUDING C2-C8 HOMOLOGUES); hazard class 6.1; 90000 SLB released | UN2491; ETHANOLAMINE OR ETHANOLAMINE SOLUTIONS; hazard class 8; 0 released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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