PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997050254 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — CHESAPEAKE, VA

Current as of 1997-04-11 Government source

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Incident I-1997050254PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997050254. Incident date: 1997-04-11. Location: CHESAPEAKE, VA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK & PORTSMOUTH BLT LN RR. Shipper: DEL TECH CORP. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 743.75 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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