PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017080619 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — COTULLA, TX

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Incident E-2017080619PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017080619. Incident date: 2017-07-26. Location: COTULLA, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Refinery Specialties, Inc.. Shipper: Reagent Chemical & Research. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 10000 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head; Vent. How failed: Burst or Ruptured; Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized; Human Error. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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