PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2007010046 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — NAMPA, ID

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Incident I-2007010046PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2007010046. Incident date: 2006-11-07. Location: NAMPA, ID. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: PIONEER AMERICAS. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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