PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999060859 — ACETALDEHYDE — PLAINFIELD, IN

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Incident I-1999060859PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999060859. Incident date: 1999-05-05. Location: PLAINFIELD, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 800 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary 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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