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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2017030271
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2017030271 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — Geismar, LA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 2017-01-18
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2017-01-18 in Geismar, LA.
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PHMSA 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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