PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997071032 — POTASSIUM NITRATE — LONG BEACH, CA

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Incident I-1997071032PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997071032. Incident date: 1997-04-01. Location: LONG BEACH, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: HANJIN SHIPPING CO. Materials: UN1486; POTASSIUM NITRATE; hazard class 5.1; 1000 SLB released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Abraded. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Abrasion; 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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