PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2018070742 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — GALLUP, NM

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Incident X-2018070742PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2018070742. Incident date: 2018-07-03. Location: GALLUP, NM. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: Univar USA, Inc. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 5000 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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