PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005110740 — SULFURIC ACID — COLUMBUS, MS

Current as of 2005-10-19 Government source

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Incident I-2005110740PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005110740. Incident date: 2005-10-19. Location: COLUMBUS, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WEYERHAUSER COLUMBUS PULP AND PAER COMPLEX. Shipper: NOT REPORTED BY CARRIER. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 300 LGA released. What failed: Loading or Unloading Lines. How failed: Failed to Operate; Vented; Vented. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Human Error; Human Error. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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