PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978110503 — SODIUM NITRATE — SPRINGFIELD, OR

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Incident I-1978110503PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978110503. Incident date: 1978-10-13. Location: SPRINGFIELD, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CHILEAN NITRATE SALES CORP. Materials: UN1498; SODIUM NITRATE; hazard class 5.1; 2400 SLB released. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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