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PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979050394
PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979050394 — SODIUM ALUMINATE, SOLUTION — WEST COLTON, CA
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Incident I-1979050394PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979050394. Incident date: 1979-04-02. Location: WEST COLTON, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: NALCO CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1819; SODIUM ALUMINATE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10343 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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