# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2014100537 — ORGANIC PEROXIDE TYPE F, LIQUID — BRIDGEPORT, CA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2014100537  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2014-07-26  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2014-07-26 in BRIDGEPORT, CA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2014100537.
Incident date: 2014-07-26.
Location: BRIDGEPORT, CA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: MOUNTAIN VALLEY EXPRESS CO INC.
Shipper: ECOLAB.
Materials: UN3109; ORGANIC PEROXIDE TYPE F, LIQUID; hazard class 5.2; 30 LGA released.
What failed: Body.
How failed: Cracked; Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing.
Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer.
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://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `9fe255b3942ab9573a6e0ccf53fca48d7f76fa1a3f822d7c514b4e7d8c356756`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T20:57:44.758Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2014100537`

### Source metadata

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