PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008040563 — SULFURIC ACID — MOJAVE, CA

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Incident I-2008040563PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008040563. Incident date: 2008-01-30. Location: MOJAVE, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: KENNECOTT UTAH COPPER. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Missing 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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