PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000060123 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — CHARLOTTE, NC

Current as of 2000-05-20 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-2000060123PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000060123. Incident date: 2000-05-20. Location: CHARLOTTE, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WORTH CHEMICAL CORP. Shipper: ASHTA CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 250 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.