PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2017030271 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — Geismar, LA

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Incident X-2017030271PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2017030271. Incident date: 2017-01-18. Location: Geismar, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CN / Illinois Central Railroad. Shipper: REAGENT CHEMICAL + RESEARCH. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 19867 LGA released. What failed: Tank Head. How failed: Punctured. 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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