PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990060359 — SODIUM CHLORATE — ENDICOTT, NE

Current as of 1990-03-19 Government source

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Incident I-1990060359PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990060359. Incident date: 1990-03-19. Location: ENDICOTT, NE. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP. Materials: UN1495; SODIUM CHLORATE; hazard class 5.1; 400 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings. How failed: Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Rollover Accident. 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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