PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976010760 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — AUGUSTA, GA

Current as of 1976-01-12 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1976010760PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976010760. Incident date: 1976-01-12. Location: AUGUSTA, GA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: SCHWERMAN TRUCKING CO. Shipper: OLIN CORP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.