PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997030805 — ETHYL ACETATE — MEDINA, OH

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Incident I-1997030805PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997030805. Incident date: 1997-03-07. Location: MEDINA, OH. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO. Shipper: ASHLAND CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1173; ETHYL ACETATE; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Crushed. Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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