PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2019070298 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — TIPTON, IN

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Incident I-2019070298PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2019070298. Incident date: 2019-06-14. Location: TIPTON, IN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.. Shipper: REAGENT CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 5437.5 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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