PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998110615 — ACETALDEHYDE — EDMONDSON, AR

Current as of 1998-10-24 Government source

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Incident I-1998110615PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998110615. Incident date: 1998-10-24. Location: EDMONDSON, AR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 0.125 LGA released | UN1123; BUTYL ACETATES; hazard class 3; 400 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Crushed. Reported failure causes: Derailment. 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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