PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996121072 — DICYCLOPENTADIENE — OCEAN SPRINGS, MS

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Incident I-1996121072PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996121072. Incident date: 1996-11-20. Location: OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: TEX MART. Materials: UN2048; DICYCLOPENTADIENE; hazard class 3; 15 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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