PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996060016 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID — NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR

Current as of 1996-05-12 Government source

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Incident I-1996060016PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996060016. Incident date: 1996-05-12. Location: NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: HUNT J B TRANSPORT INC. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1823; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID; hazard class 8; 40 SLB released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Crushed. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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