PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1985030143 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — WEST PLAINS, MO

Current as of 1985-02-11 Government source

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Incident I-1985030143PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1985030143. Incident date: 1985-02-11. Location: WEST PLAINS, MO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN RR CO. Shipper: FARMLAND INDUSTRIES INC. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 300 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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