PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990030549 — SULFURIC ACID — BINGHAMTON, NY

Current as of 1990-03-02 Government source

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Incident I-1990030549PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990030549. Incident date: 1990-03-02. Location: BINGHAMTON, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: CIL CORP OF AMERICA. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Vandalism. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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