PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002120960 — ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, SOLUTION — COMMERCE, CA

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Incident I-2002120960PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002120960. Incident date: 2002-10-14. Location: COMMERCE, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: AMERICAN PRESIDENT INTERMODAL. Materials: UN2581; ALUMINUM CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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