PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001010958 — SULFURIC ACID — PHILADELPHIA, PA

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Incident I-2001010958PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001010958. Incident date: 2000-12-21. Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: CANADIAN ELECTRIC ZINC, LTD. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 4019 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident 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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