PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997080351 — ACETALDEHYDE — SCARY, WV

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Incident I-1997080351PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997080351. Incident date: 1997-06-07. Location: SCARY, WV. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 19000 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire. 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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