PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978040531 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — BIRMINGHAM, AL

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Incident I-1978040531PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978040531. Incident date: 1978-03-15. Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: FARMERS MUTUAL EXHANGE. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 400 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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