PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997080918 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — HOLBROOK, AZ

Current as of 1997-01-27 Government source

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Incident I-1997080918PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997080918. Incident date: 1997-01-27. Location: HOLBROOK, AZ. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: APACHE RAILWAY CO. Shipper: FMC CORP / WESTERN STATES CHEM SUPPLY CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 12.5 LGA released | UN2014; HYDROGEN, PEROXIDE, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS WITH MORE THAN 40 PERCENT BUT NOT MORE THAN 60 PERCENT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (STABILIZED AS NECESSARY); hazard class 5.1; 23300 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; 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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