PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2008110122 — FLUOROSILICIC ACID — SYLMAR, CA

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Incident E-2008110122PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2008110122. Incident date: 2008-10-20. Location: SYLMAR, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: City of L.A. Dept. of Water & Power. Shipper: PENCO. Materials: UN1778; FLUOROSILICIC ACID; hazard class 8; 2762 LGA released. What failed: Discharge Valve or Coupling. How failed: Vented. Reported failure causes: Human Error. 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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