PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005090019 — SULFURIC ACID — EL CENTRO, CA

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Incident I-2005090019PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005090019. Incident date: 2005-07-21. Location: EL CENTRO, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: TESORO REFINING MARKETING. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 500 LGA released. What failed: Bolts or Nuts; Flange; Manway or Dome Cover; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Broken Component or Device; Broken Component or Device. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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