PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019010414 — CHLORINE — BARTOW, GA

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Incident E-2019010414PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019010414. Incident date: 2019-01-06. Location: BARTOW, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: Akzo Nobel Pulp & Performance Chemical / Chemtrade Logistics / Olin Corp. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.01671 GCF released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 14000 LGA released | UN2015; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, STABILIZED OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, STABILIZED WITH MORE THAN 60 PERCENT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; hazard class 5.1; 12000 LGA released | UN2693; BISULFITES, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve / Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Tank Shell. How failed: Cracked / Punctured / Ripped or Torn / Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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