PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990101182 — SULFURIC ACID — RED CLIFF, CO

Current as of 1989-02-07 Government source

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Incident I-1990101182PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990101182. Incident date: 1989-02-07. Location: RED CLIFF, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN RR. Shipper: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 11000 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Cracked / Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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