PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1987040327 — SULFURIC ACID — WICHITA, KS

Current as of 1987-03-31 Government source

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Incident I-1987040327PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1987040327. Incident date: 1987-03-31. Location: WICHITA, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: VAN WATERS & ROGERS. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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