PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004040076 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — NORTH EAST, MD

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Incident I-2004040076PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004040076. Incident date: 2004-02-07. Location: NORTH EAST, MD. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: RHODIA INC. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 100 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 8800 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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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