PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996020040 — DICHLOROMETHANE — WOODHULL, IL

Current as of 1995-12-19 Government source

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Incident I-1996020040PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996020040. Incident date: 1995-12-19. Location: WOODHULL, IL. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Q CARRIERS INC. Shipper: PARA-CHEM SOUTHERN INC. Materials: UN1593; DICHLOROMETHANE; hazard class 6.1; 250 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Defective Component or Device. 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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