PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2015050050 — DICYCLOPENTADIENE — Phillip, MS

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Incident X-2015050050PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2015050050. Incident date: 2015-03-30. Location: Phillip, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CN/Illinois Central Railroad. Shipper: Cymetch Corporation. Materials: UN2048; DICYCLOPENTADIENE; hazard class 3; 18000 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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