PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2014050164 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — FRESNO, CA

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Incident I-2014050164PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2014050164. Incident date: 2014-04-21. Location: FRESNO, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RAILROAD CO. Shipper: OLIN CORPORATION. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 3 LGA released. What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve. 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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