PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003121113 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — ROUND ROCK, TX

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Incident I-2003121113PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003121113. Incident date: 2002-12-31. Location: ROUND ROCK, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST. Shipper: BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 250 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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