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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996030824
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996030824 — SULFURIC ACID — WICKLIFFE, KY
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1996-02-27
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1996-02-27 in WICKLIFFE, KY.
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PHMSA 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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