PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006080314 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — WESTPORT, PA

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Incident I-2006080314PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006080314. Incident date: 2006-06-30. Location: WESTPORT, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: PCI CHEMICALS CANADA COMPANY. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 13000 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 16000 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, 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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