PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999060378 — SULFURIC ACID — DUNLAY, TX

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Incident I-1999060378PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999060378. Incident date: 1999-04-28. Location: DUNLAY, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: BHP COPPER CO / PHELPS DODGE CORP. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 13400 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1700 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 2500 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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