PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989010122 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PORTLAND, OR

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Incident I-1989010122PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989010122. Incident date: 1988-12-19. Location: PORTLAND, OR. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. Shipper: GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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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