# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016040029 — OXIDIZING LIQUID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S. — CAROL STREAM, IL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016040029  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2016-03-04  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2016-03-04 in CAROL STREAM, IL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2016040029.
Incident date: 2016-03-04.
Location: CAROL STREAM, IL.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: HYDRITE CHEMCIAL CO.
Shipper: AMERICO CHEMICALS PRODUCTS, INC.
Materials: UN3098; OXIDIZING LIQUID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S.; hazard class 5.1; 322.5 LGA released | UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 478.125 LGA released | UN3288; TOXIC SOLID, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 6.1; 2815 SLB released.
What failed: Inner Packaging.
How failed: Leaked / Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation.
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=YB7BP8HDB8pCaZPyH5ankA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `6ca58970dadcc7bdf0997111f090e4666a41ffbf372709af0b5c4646fbd79dfe`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T04:01:58.460Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2016040029`

### Source metadata

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    "AMERICO CHEMICALS PRODUCTS, INC"
  ],
  "routes": [
    "551 KIMBERLY DRIVE"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "CAROL STREAM"
  ],
  "states": [
    "IL"
  ],
  "originCities": [
    "MILWAUKEE"
  ],
  "modes": [
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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.",
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}
```