PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997091415 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — RICHMOND, KY

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Incident I-1997091415PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997091415. Incident date: 1997-09-08. Location: RICHMOND, KY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: AVERITT EXPRESS INC. Shipper: VOLVO. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 25 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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