PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012060209 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BLASDELL, NY

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Incident I-2012060209PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012060209. Incident date: 2012-05-10. Location: BLASDELL, NY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: AMREX CHERMICAL CO INC. Shipper: AMREX CHEMICAL CO INC. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 275 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. Reported result: Spillage, 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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