# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2021020067 — METHYL ETHYL KETONE — LEESBURG, FL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2021020067  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2021-02-02  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2021-02-02 in LEESBURG, FL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2021020067.
Incident date: 2021-02-02.
Location: LEESBURG, FL.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: UNIVAR USA INC..
Shipper: UNIVAR USA INC..
Materials: UN1193; METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 134 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
How failed: Failed to Operate.
Reported failure causes: Human Error.
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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=onD1vJfsgQQhtBUCdkMhYw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `110057b6cfc718f7c9cfcccec9b3ed29016f531d38e87d9c356bf658a36a123d`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T19:41:23.113Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2021020067`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "UNIVAR USA INC."
  ],
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  ],
  "routes": [
    "10825 county rd #44"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "LEESBURG"
  ],
  "states": [
    "FL"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
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      "identificationNumber": "UN1193",
      "commodityName": "METHYL ETHYL KETONE",
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      "quantityReleased": "134",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
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      "outerMaterial": null,
      "outerType": null,
      "outerCapacity": "580",
      "outerCapacityUnit": "LGA",
      "outerShipmentCount": "0",
      "outerFailedCount": "0",
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  ],
  "caveat": "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.",
  "privacyCaveat": "The public CSV excludes preparer contact fields. Event Description is intentionally excluded from normalized records and search output to reduce incidental personal-information risk.",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```