# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016020134 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — SALCHA, AK

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016020134  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2016-01-08  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2016-01-08 in SALCHA, AK.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2016020134.
Incident date: 2016-01-08.
Location: SALCHA, AK.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: LYDEN TRANSPORT LLC..
Shipper: UNIVAR INC. / UNIVAR USA INC..
Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 687 LGA released | UN1791; HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTIONS; hazard class 8; 18.875 LGA released | UN1823; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID; hazard class 8; 208 SLB released | UN2031; NITRIC ACID OTHER THAN RED FUMING, WITH AT LEAST 65 PERCENT, BUT NOT MORE THAN 70 PERCENT NITRIC ACID; hazard class 8; 18.75 LGA released.
What failed: Body / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug) / Gasket.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Leaked / Torn Off or Damaged.
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=T%2BZqfHBag37WcLrNL1i0Sg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `87c647ae74936f8afe74e4126614ff50f2fbffc12e62859ccc7339bcc553872f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T22:15:40.070Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2016020134`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 4,
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    "LYDEN TRANSPORT LLC."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "UNIVAR INC.",
    "UNIVAR USA INC."
  ],
  "routes": [
    "MILEPOST 299 RICHARDSON HWY SB"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "SALCHA"
  ],
  "states": [
    "AK"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
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  ],
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      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    },
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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"
}
```