PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2007030208 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — LEMONT, IL

Current as of 2007-02-26 Government source

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Incident E-2007030208PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2007030208. Incident date: 2007-02-26. Location: LEMONT, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: IMTT-Lemont. Shipper: IMTT-Lemont. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 130 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Burst or Ruptured; Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized; Overfilled. 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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