PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005021152 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — LOUISVILLE, KY

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Incident I-2005021152PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005021152. Incident date: 2005-02-01. Location: LOUISVILLE, KY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: FORT TRANSFER CO. Shipper: K A STEEL CHEMICALS CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 5790 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve. How failed: Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Freezing. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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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