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PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2023040082
PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2023040082 — FORMIC ACID WITH MORE THAN 85% ACID BY MASS — Harahan, LA
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Incident X-2023040082PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2023040082. Incident date: 2023-03-23. Location: Harahan, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Illinois Central Railroad Company. Shipper: BASF. Materials: UN1779; FORMIC ACID WITH MORE THAN 85% ACID BY MASS; hazard class 8; 50 LGA released. What failed: Flange. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation. 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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