PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2007060926 — SODIUM CHLORATE — COLUMBUS, MS

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Incident I-2007060926PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2007060926. Incident date: 2007-05-17. Location: COLUMBUS, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WEYERHAEUSER COLUMBUS PULP AND PAPER COMPLEX. Shipper: EKA CHEMICAL COMPANY. Materials: UN1495; SODIUM CHLORATE; hazard class 5.1; 50000 SLB released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Leaked. 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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