{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988040187","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988040187 — SULFURIC ACID, FUMING — LAFAYETTE, IN","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1988-03-28","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1988-03-28 in LAFAYETTE, IN.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988040187.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988040187.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988040187","source_url":"https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=79fgx02mvHf1TIYC5S9Lrw%3D%3D","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988040187.\nIncident date: 1988-03-28.\nLocation: LAFAYETTE, IN.\nMode: Rail.\nCarrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION.\nShipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO.\nMaterials: UN1831; SULFURIC ACID, FUMING; hazard class 8; 7950 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.\nHow failed: Burst or Ruptured.\nReported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized.\nReported result: Spillage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":786}