PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990101180 — SULFURIC ACID — GILCHRIST JUNCTION, OR

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Incident I-1990101180PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990101180. Incident date: 1987-12-09. Location: GILCHRIST JUNCTION, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 13165 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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