PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979092007 — SODIUM NITRATE — SANTA CLARA, CA

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Incident I-1979092007PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979092007. Incident date: 1979-08-08. Location: SANTA CLARA, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSP CO. Shipper: CHILEAN NITRATE SALES CORP. Materials: UN1498; SODIUM NITRATE; hazard class 5.1; 1300 SLB released. How failed: Punctured. 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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