PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977080477 — FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — BUFFALO, NY

Current as of 1977-07-20 Government source

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Incident I-1977080477PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977080477. Incident date: 1977-07-20. Location: BUFFALO, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 4000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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