PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008050632 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — MECCA, CA

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Incident I-2008050632PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008050632. Incident date: 2008-03-03. Location: MECCA, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: JR SIMPLOT / OLIN. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 15200 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 20000 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 20 LGA released | UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 8000 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve; Valve Body / Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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