PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2013090268 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — NEW AUGUSTA, MS

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Incident I-2013090268PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2013090268. Incident date: 2013-08-12. Location: NEW AUGUSTA, MS. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: QUALITY CARRIERS, INC.. Shipper: SHINTECH. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 5625 LGA released. What failed: Discharge Valve or Coupling. How failed: Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: 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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