PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988030213 — FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — SWISSVALE, PA

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Incident I-1988030213PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988030213. Incident date: 1988-03-10. Location: SWISSVALE, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: WILLET CO. Shipper: K A STEEL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. 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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