PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994090476 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — GEISMAR, LA

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Incident I-1994090476PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994090476. Incident date: 1994-08-10. Location: GEISMAR, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD. Shipper: VULCAN MATERIALS CO. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 120 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material; Liner. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Exterior. 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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