PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1992040190 — FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — SODA SPRINGS, CA

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Incident I-1992040190PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1992040190. Incident date: 1992-02-02. Location: SODA SPRINGS, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: IMPERIAL WEST CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary 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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