PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990110652 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — YERMO, CA

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Incident I-1990110652PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990110652. Incident date: 1990-10-17. Location: YERMO, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: SIMPLOT J R CO. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 437.5 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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