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PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979061177
PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979061177 — POTASSIUM NITRATE — STOCKTON, CA
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Incident I-1979061177PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979061177. Incident date: 1979-03-13. Location: STOCKTON, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: VERTAC INC. Materials: UN1486; POTASSIUM NITRATE; hazard class 5.1; 1150 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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