PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2014020302 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — SMITHTON, PA

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Incident I-2014020302PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2014020302. Incident date: 2013-07-21. Location: SMITHTON, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. Shipper: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 100 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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