PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2015020127 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — MARTIN, SC

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Incident X-2015020127PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2015020127. Incident date: 2015-01-27. Location: MARTIN, SC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX Transportation. Shipper: Olin Corp. / OLIN CORPORATION. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 19249 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Tank Head; Tank Shell. How failed: Punctured; Ripped or Torn / Vented. Reported failure causes: Derailment / Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Over-pressurized. Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Environmental Damage. 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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