PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002110625 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — AMITE, LA

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Incident I-2002110625PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002110625. Incident date: 2002-10-12. Location: AMITE, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. Shipper: G E PLASTICS / REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 14000 LGA released | UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 14000 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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