# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005060675 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SUFFIELD, CT

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005060675  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2005-05-20  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2005-05-20 in SUFFIELD, CT.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005060675.
Incident date: 2005-05-20.
Location: SUFFIELD, CT.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: ASTRO CHEMICALS INC.
Shipper: ASTRO CHEMICALS INC.
Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 59.25 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1.5 LGA released.
What failed: Body.
How failed: Gouged or Cut.
Reported failure causes: Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails).
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=tIANVPl5ZTy%2BGbKNR6TxYQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `2e98c28de47bc2637c22924d824400ac1a5a8ed6a41a70f586e9bc4952a20e03`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T19:47:29.496Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2005060675`

### Source metadata

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