# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978040918 — CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S. — VERO BEACH, FL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1978040918  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1978-03-03  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1978-03-03 in VERO BEACH, FL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1978040918.
Incident date: 1978-03-03.
Location: VERO BEACH, FL.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: ARMELLINI EXPRESS LINES INC.
Shipper: FLORIDA-TEXAS FREIGHT INC.
Materials: UN1760; CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 130 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 100 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 12 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 570 LGA released.
Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
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=oFMUhtgigqtZrJXLZ%2B9jjQ%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T16:48:09.636Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1978040918`

### Source metadata

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