PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979061197 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — MACON, GA

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Incident I-1979061197PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979061197. Incident date: 1979-04-08. Location: MACON, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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