PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997090894 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — CORA, IL

Current as of 1997-08-29 Government source

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Incident I-1997090894PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997090894. Incident date: 1997-08-29. Location: CORA, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: REXENE PRODUCTS CO. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 75 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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