PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1977030006 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — CHARLOTTE, NC

Current as of 1977-02-09 Government source

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Incident I-1977030006PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1977030006. Incident date: 1977-02-09. Location: CHARLOTTE, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD. Shipper: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective 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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