PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978111210 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — DECATUR, IL

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Incident I-1978111210PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978111210. Incident date: 1978-11-14. Location: DECATUR, IL. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: ROGERS CARTAGE CO. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 600 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. 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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