PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021050421 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — ALBERT LEA, MN

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Incident X-2021050421PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2021050421. Incident date: 2021-05-15. Location: ALBERT LEA, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Shipper: ERCO Worldwide / ERCO WORLDWIDE (USA) INC.. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 19760 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 9643 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 9745 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, 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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