PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017010276 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — KA STEEL CHEMICALS, IA

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Incident E-2017010276PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017010276. Incident date: 2016-10-24. Location: KA STEEL CHEMICALS, IA. Mode: Water. Carrier/reporter: KA Steel chemicals. Shipper: Axiall Corporation. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 291 LGA released. What failed: Piping or Fittings. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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