PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2007050172 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — RANGER, GA

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Incident E-2007050172PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2007050172. Incident date: 2007-04-25. Location: RANGER, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSXT. Shipper: WESTLAKE CA&O. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 3109 LGA released. What failed: Bolts or Nuts; Gasket. How failed: Structural; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Defective Component or Device. 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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