PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006080308 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — MASON CITY, IA

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Incident I-2006080308PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006080308. Incident date: 2006-07-23. Location: MASON CITY, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: PCS PHOSPHATES. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized; Over-pressurized. 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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