PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2018040177 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — HOUSTON, TX

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Incident I-2018040177PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2018040177. Incident date: 2018-02-21. Location: HOUSTON, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: PORT TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION (INC). Shipper: ICL PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS LP. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 23748.5 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. 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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