PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2020120531 — CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. — CITY INDUSTRY, CA

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Incident X-2020120531PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2020120531. Incident date: 2020-12-23. Location: CITY INDUSTRY, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: Knichel Logistics. Materials: UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation. 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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