PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009100188 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — Fort Edward, NY

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Incident X-2009100188PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2009100188. Incident date: 2009-10-02. Location: Fort Edward, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Canadian Pacific Railway. Shipper: Olin Corp.. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging. 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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