PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1985020245 — SULFURIC ACID — DALLAS, TX

Current as of 1985-02-06 Government source

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Incident I-1985020245PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1985020245. Incident date: 1985-02-06. Location: DALLAS, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; 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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