PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989090305 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PATERSON, NJ

Current as of 1989-08-31 Government source

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Incident I-1989090305PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989090305. Incident date: 1989-08-31. Location: PATERSON, NJ. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: OLIN CORP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 4800 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 700 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. 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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