PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2008030004 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — CHARLOTTE, NC

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Incident X-2008030004PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2008030004. Incident date: 2008-03-03. Location: CHARLOTTE, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern Railway Company. Shipper: Occidental Chemical Corp.. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released. What failed: Manway or Dome Cover. 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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