PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005110020 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — EAGLE PASS, TX

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Incident I-2005110020PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005110020. Incident date: 2005-09-20. Location: EAGLE PASS, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY / PCS SALES (USA) INC.. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 50 LGA released | UN3065; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; hazard class 3; 500 LGA released. What failed: Flange. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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