PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017090116 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — REFUGIO, TX

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Incident E-2017090116PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017090116. Incident date: 2017-08-18. Location: REFUGIO, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: RJ's Transportation, LLC. Shipper: Altivia Specialty Chemicals, LLC. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 2500 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell; Vent. How failed: Burst or Ruptured; Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Inadequate Maintenance. 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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