PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008060161 — SULFURIC ACID — NORTHFIELD, MN

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Incident I-2008060161PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008060161. Incident date: 2008-03-31. Location: NORTHFIELD, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: TECH COMINCO LTD.. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 655 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head; Weld or Seam. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Broken 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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