PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002040196 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — DENVER, CO

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Incident I-2002040196PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002040196. Incident date: 2001-09-11. Location: DENVER, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 180 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Cracked. 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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