PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978100781 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — STEVENS, KY

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Incident I-1978100781PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978100781. Incident date: 1978-10-02. Location: STEVENS, KY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RWY CO. Shipper: MONSANTO CO. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 16000 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; 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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