PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012040177 — SULFURIC ACID — COALINGA, CA

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Incident I-2012040177PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012040177. Incident date: 2011-12-06. Location: COALINGA, CA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: VERDEGAAL BROS., INC.. Shipper: VERDEGAAL BROS., INC.. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 46 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Valve Open. 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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