PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1982080095 — POTASSIUM NITRITE — LA GRANGE, GA

Current as of 1982-06-29 Government source

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Incident I-1982080095PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1982080095. Incident date: 1982-06-29. Location: LA GRANGE, GA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ATLANTA & WEST POINT RR. Shipper: E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS / VERTAC CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1488; POTASSIUM NITRITE; hazard class 5.1; 109400 SLB released | UN1488; POTASSIUM NITRITE; hazard class 5.1; 110500 SLB released | UN1488; POTASSIUM NITRITE; hazard class 5.1; 110840 SLB released | UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 13333 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. 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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