PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978051193 — FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — STOCKTON, CA

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Incident I-1978051193PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978051193. Incident date: 1978-04-01. Location: STOCKTON, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CHEMWEST INDUSTRIES. Materials: UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 500 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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