PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002010991 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — TANGIPAHOA, LA

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Incident I-2002010991PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002010991. Incident date: 2001-10-07. Location: TANGIPAHOA, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. Shipper: FORMOSA PLASTICS CORP USA. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 400 LGA released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Cracked. 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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