# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012120042 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BURLINGTON, NC

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012120042  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2012-09-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2012-09-22 in BURLINGTON, NC.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012120042.
Incident date: 2012-09-22.
Location: BURLINGTON, NC.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: WICKER SERVICES, INC..
Shipper: C.F.S. ENTERPRISES, INC..
Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 275 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
How failed: Cracked.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device.
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=t4tqTzdeaigxCbeZNBLSGw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `32e4d107e0ec2efb6e4e8990ffd561ed48d24bc3f4296ba79546cbff6c018c67`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T20:58:30.289Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2012120042`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "WICKER SERVICES, INC."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "C.F.S. ENTERPRISES, INC."
  ],
  "routes": [
    "2956 TUCKER ST. EXT."
  ],
  "cities": [
    "BURLINGTON"
  ],
  "states": [
    "NC"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
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  ],
  "materials": [
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      "identificationNumber": "UN1814",
      "commodityName": "POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION",
      "hazardousClass": "8",
      "quantityReleased": "275",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
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      "outerMaterial": "Plastic",
      "outerType": "IBC",
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      "outerShipmentCount": "1",
      "outerFailedCount": "1",
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  "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"
}
```