PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002100741 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — FARRAGUT, TN

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Incident I-2002100741PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002100741. Incident date: 2002-09-15. Location: FARRAGUT, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO / MAGNOX PULASKI INC. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 20 LGA released | UN1831; SULFURIC ACID, FUMING; hazard class 8; 3200 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured / Punctured; Crushed. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, 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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