PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2019100455 — PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION — EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL

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Incident X-2019100455PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2019100455. Incident date: 2019-10-07. Location: EAST SAINT LOUIS, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ALTON SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO. Shipper: Nutrien. Materials: UN1805; PHOSPHORIC ACID SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging. 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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