# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002060438 — SULFURIC ACID — EL CENTRO, CA

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002060438
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002060438 — SULFURIC ACID — EL CENTRO, CA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 2002-04-11
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2002-04-11 in EL CENTRO, CA.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002060438.
Incident date: 2002-04-11.
Location: EL CENTRO, CA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Shipper: SIMPLOT J R CO.
Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Cracked.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device.
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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