PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976040757 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — LYOTH, CA

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Incident I-1976040757PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976040757. Incident date: 1975-12-17. Location: LYOTH, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: EASTMAN KODAK CO. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 138 LGA released. 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.#

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