PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2017090019 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — Calgary, TX

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Incident X-2017090019PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2017090019. Incident date: 2017-08-21. Location: Calgary, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF Railway Company. Shipper: Westlake Vinyls Company, LP. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 500 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment. 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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