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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994090476
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994090476 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — GEISMAR, LA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1994-08-10
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1994-08-10 in GEISMAR, LA.
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PHMSA 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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