PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999030609 — STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED — EAST CHICAGO, IN

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Incident I-1999030609PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999030609. Incident date: 1999-02-05. Location: EAST CHICAGO, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: INDIANA HARBOR BELT RR CO. Shipper: LYONDELL CHEMICAL. Materials: UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 341.25 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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