PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1976040800 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — NEWINGTON, CT

Current as of 1976-03-30 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

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Incident I-1976040800PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1976040800. Incident date: 1976-03-30. Location: NEWINGTON, CT. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CHEMICAL LEAMAN TANK LINES INC. Shipper: ECONOMICS LABORATORY INC. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 130 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Over-pressurized; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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