PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978110033 — SULFURIC ACID, FUMING — MADISONVILLE, TN

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Incident I-1978110033PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978110033. Incident date: 1978-10-18. Location: MADISONVILLE, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RR. Shipper: CITIES SERVICE OIL CO. Materials: UN1831; SULFURIC ACID, FUMING; hazard class 8; 4000 LGA released. 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.#

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