PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002110016 — SULFURIC ACID — ALCOA CENTER, PA

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Incident I-2002110016PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002110016. Incident date: 2001-02-12. Location: ALCOA CENTER, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CHEMPLY DIV UNITED CHEM. Shipper: CHEMPLY DIV UNITED CHEM. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 165 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; 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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