PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996030824 — SULFURIC ACID — WICKLIFFE, KY

Current as of 1996-02-27 Government source

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Incident I-1996030824PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996030824. Incident date: 1996-02-27. Location: WICKLIFFE, KY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL GULF RAILROAD. Shipper: ASARCO INC. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 219 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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