PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012070329 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PORTSMOUTH, VA

Current as of 2012-02-28 Government source

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Incident I-2012070329PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012070329. Incident date: 2012-02-28. Location: PORTSMOUTH, VA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: REGIONAL ENTERPRISES, INC.. Shipper: HONEYWELL. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Inlet (Loading) Valve; Liquid Valve. How failed: Failed to Operate; Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Human Error; Human Error. 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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