PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2008060204 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — LIVONIA, LA

Current as of 2008-05-14 Government source

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Incident I-2008060204PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2008060204. Incident date: 2008-05-14. Location: LIVONIA, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1 LGA released. What failed: Bolts or Nuts; Gasket; Manway or Dome Cover. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Misaligned Material, 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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