PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003101429 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BASTROP, LA

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Incident I-2003101429PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003101429. Incident date: 2003-09-16. Location: BASTROP, LA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: AMERICAN ROADLINES INC. Shipper: DAVISON CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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.#

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