PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997031148 — SULFURIC ACID — GASTONIA, NC

Current as of 1997-03-11 Government source

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Incident I-1997031148PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997031148. Incident date: 1997-03-11. Location: GASTONIA, NC. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIAL CHEM. Shipper: CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIAL CHEM. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 5 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Dropped. 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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