PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1992100033 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — AVON, IN

Current as of 1992-08-17 Government source

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Incident I-1992100033PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1992100033. Incident date: 1992-08-17. Location: AVON, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: LIN CHEM CO. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 2 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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