PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2013050427 — CHLORINE — BIRMINGHAM, AL

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Incident I-2013050427PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2013050427. Incident date: 2013-02-18. Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.. Shipper: HARCROS CHEMICALS INC.. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.5013 GCF released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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