PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997090541 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — COLUMBUS, MS

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Incident I-1997090541PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997090541. Incident date: 1996-11-12. Location: COLUMBUS, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WEYERHAUSER CO. Shipper: TENN-TOM TANK. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Hose; Loading or Unloading Lines. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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