PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976120531 — SULFURIC ACID, SPENT — EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL

Current as of 1976-12-12 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1976120531PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976120531. Incident date: 1976-12-12. Location: EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ALTON & SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: AMOCO OIL CO. Materials: UN1832; SULFURIC ACID, SPENT; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.