PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002101068 — FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — HOUSTON, TX

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Incident I-2002101068PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002101068. Incident date: 2002-09-09. Location: HOUSTON, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: MIDLAND RESOURCES. Materials: UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1442 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Liner; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Exterior. 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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