PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983120133 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — CASEY, TX

Current as of 1983-11-17 Government source

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Incident I-1983120133PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983120133. Incident date: 1983-11-17. Location: CASEY, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MATLACK INC. Shipper: PPG INDUSTRIES. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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