PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1986060456 — SULFURIC ACID, SPENT — RIVERDALE, IL

Current as of 1986-06-02 Government source

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Incident I-1986060456PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1986060456. Incident date: 1986-06-02. Location: RIVERDALE, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHESSIE SYSTEM. Shipper: SONNEBORN WITCO CHEM. Materials: UN1832; SULFURIC ACID, SPENT; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized. 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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