# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2015010081 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — ASHLAND, MA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2015010081  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2014-12-23  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2014-12-23 in ASHLAND, MA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2015010081.
Incident date: 2014-12-23.
Location: ASHLAND, MA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO..
Shipper: LABCHEM, INC..
Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 0.79254 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Inner Packaging.
How failed: Leaked; Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Inadequate Preparation for Transportation.
Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
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=SfZhQrASLsFURzdzRi8dBw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `3e9018a07cd8b54e1ffd5c189a8a4f5d32de1e22b739db4bde0c0c48e70f51b0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T16:01:31.439Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2015010081`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "LABCHEM, INC."
  ],
  "routes": [
    "158 BUTTERFIELD DRIVE"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "ASHLAND"
  ],
  "states": [
    "MA"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
    {
      "identificationNumber": "UN1789",
      "commodityName": "HYDROCHLORIC ACID",
      "hazardousClass": "8",
      "quantityReleased": "0.79254",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
  ],
  "packages": [
    {
      "identificationMarkings": "4G/X28.3/S/14/USA/+AP4795 4G/Y37.5/S/14/",
      "outerMaterial": null,
      "outerType": null,
      "outerCapacity": "8.125",
      "outerCapacityUnit": "LGA",
      "outerShipmentCount": "1",
      "outerFailedCount": "1",
      "innerMaterial": "Glass, procelain, or stoneware",
      "innerType": "Bottle",
      "innerCapacity": "2.5",
      "innerCapacityUnit": "LLT",
      "innerShipmentCount": "6",
      "innerFailedCount": "2"
    }
  ],
  "reportingRuleContext": [
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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"
}
```