PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1979120439 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — DETROIT, MI

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Incident I-1979120439PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1979120439. Incident date: 1979-12-04. Location: DETROIT, MI. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MICHIGAN TRANSPORTATION CO. Shipper: BASF WYANDOTTE CORP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 3512 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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