PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994051216 — SULFURIC ACID — AUGUSTA, GA

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Incident I-1994051216PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994051216. Incident date: 1994-05-08. Location: AUGUSTA, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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