PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2011060036 — SULFURIC ACID — LOUISVILLE, KY

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Incident I-2011060036PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2011060036. Incident date: 2011-05-19. Location: LOUISVILLE, KY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: QUALITY CARRIERS, INC.. Shipper: E. I. DUPONT. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 700 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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