# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998010093 — SULFURIC ACID — COLTON, CA

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998010093
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998010093 — SULFURIC ACID — COLTON, CA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1997-10-30
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-10-30 in COLTON, CA.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998010093.
Incident date: 1997-10-30.
Location: COLTON, CA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Shipper: KENNECOTT COPPER CORP.
Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 12 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Over-pressurized; Water Damage.
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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