PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001030722 — METHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED — SWEETWATER, TX

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Incident I-2001030722PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001030722. Incident date: 2001-02-11. Location: SWEETWATER, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: CELANESE LTD. Materials: UN1919; METHYL ACRYLATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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