PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988120219 — SULFURIC ACID — BANGOR, AL

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Incident I-1988120219PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988120219. Incident date: 1988-11-19. Location: BANGOR, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: AMERICAN CYANAMID CO / DEGUSSA CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 12000 LGA released | UN2015; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, STABILIZED OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, STABILIZED WITH MORE THAN 60 PERCENT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; hazard class 5.1; 1 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / 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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