PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1982080223 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID — BAKER, CA

Current as of 1982-07-23 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

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Incident I-1982080223PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1982080223. Incident date: 1982-07-23. Location: BAKER, CA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: POST TRANSPORTATION CO.. Shipper: STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO.. Materials: UN1823; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID; hazard class 8; 820 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Rollover Accident; 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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