PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1985120240 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BIRMINGHAM, AL

Current as of 1985-12-03 Government source

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Incident I-1985120240PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1985120240. Incident date: 1985-12-03. Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: VULCAN MATERIALS CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 300 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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