PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021020481 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — ODESSA, TX

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Incident X-2021020481PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2021020481. Incident date: 2021-02-09. Location: ODESSA, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: Carbonfree Chemicals. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 850 LGA released. What failed: Liner; Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Corrosion - Interior. 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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