PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979030280 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — MATTESON, IL

Current as of 1979-02-06 Government source

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Incident I-1979030280PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979030280. Incident date: 1979-02-06. Location: MATTESON, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ELGIN JOLIET & EASTERN RY CO. Shipper: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 14300 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Water 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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