PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2015030272 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SIOUX CITY, IA

Current as of 2014-12-29 Government source

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Incident I-2015030272PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2015030272. Incident date: 2014-12-29. Location: SIOUX CITY, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: WESTWAY TERMINAL COMPANY LLC. Shipper: AXIALL CORPORATION. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 4625 LGA released. What failed: Piping or Fittings. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Conveyer or Material Handling Equipment Mishap. 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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