PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008080016 — FLUOROSILICIC ACID — EL PASO, TX

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Incident I-2008080016PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008080016. Incident date: 2008-05-30. Location: EL PASO, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: SOLVAY CHEMICALS. Materials: UN1778; FLUOROSILICIC ACID; hazard class 8; 0.046875 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Exterior; Over-pressurized. Reported result: 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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