PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009090002 — SULFURIC ACID — LA COSTE, TX

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Incident X-2009090002PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2009090002. Incident date: 2009-08-08. Location: LA COSTE, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Martin Sulphur. Materials: UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1.875 LGA released. What failed: Flange. 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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