PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996081271 — DICHLOROMETHANE — HOUSTON, TX

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Incident I-1996081271PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996081271. Incident date: 1996-08-05. Location: HOUSTON, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: AMERICAN FREIGHTWAYS CO INC. Shipper: IMPERIAL ADHESIVE & CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1593; DICHLOROMETHANE; hazard class 6.1; 210 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Dropped; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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