PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988110134 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — HAYWOOD, NC

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Incident I-1988110134PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988110134. Incident date: 1988-10-16. Location: HAYWOOD, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM. Shipper: ATLANTIC RICHFIELD CO (ARCO) / OLIN CORP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10000 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 12000 LGA released | UN2055; STYRENE MONOMER, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 50 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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