PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990070739 — SULFURIC ACID — MARTINEZ, CA

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Incident I-1990070739PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990070739. Incident date: 1990-07-19. Location: MARTINEZ, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: RHONE PULENC INC. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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