PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997010199 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — GEORGETOWN, SC

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Incident I-1997010199PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997010199. Incident date: 1996-12-16. Location: GEORGETOWN, SC. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MATLACK INC. Shipper: BURRIS CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1300 LGA released. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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