PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004111235 — VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED — EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL

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Incident I-2004111235PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004111235. Incident date: 2004-09-21. Location: EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: UNION CARBIDE CORP. Materials: UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 26178 LGA released | UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 30018 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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