PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000021371 — METHANOL — KIEL, WI

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Incident I-2000021371PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000021371. Incident date: 2000-01-16. Location: KIEL, WI. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD. Shipper: EQUISTAR CHEMICAL LP. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 2.5 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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