PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999091666 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Current as of 1999-09-14 Government source

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Incident I-1999091666PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999091666. Incident date: 1999-09-14. Location: SALT LAKE CITY, UT. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: GREAT WESTERN CHEMICAL CO. Shipper: BAYER CORPORATION. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Hose; Loading or Unloading Lines; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Defective Component or Device. 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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