PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996091214 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PORT ALLEN, LA

Current as of 1996-08-16 Government source

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Incident I-1996091214PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996091214. Incident date: 1996-08-16. Location: PORT ALLEN, LA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: HARCROS CHEMICAL. Shipper: HARCROS CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 700 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 92.5 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage. 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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