PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996110748 — METHYL FORMATE — NORFOLK, VA

Current as of 1996-11-10 Government source

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Incident I-1996110748PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996110748. Incident date: 1996-11-10. Location: NORFOLK, VA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL TERMINA. Shipper: SUTTONS INTERNATIONAL NL. Materials: UN1243; METHYL FORMATE; hazard class 3; 800 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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