PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004110782 — METHANOL — DETROIT, MI

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Incident I-2004110782PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004110782. Incident date: 2004-10-25. Location: DETROIT, MI. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: GRAND TRUNK WESTERN RR CO. Shipper: CELANESE CANADA LTD. Materials: UN1230; METHANOL; hazard class 3; 3 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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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