PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001081017 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — RUDDOCK, LA

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Incident I-2001081017PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001081017. Incident date: 2001-07-20. Location: RUDDOCK, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. Shipper: G E PLASTICS / RHODIA INC. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 14783 LGA released | UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 10 LGA released | UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 22871 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Water Damage / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, 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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