# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2016030114 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — ELLENWOOD, GA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2016030114  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2016-01-29  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2016-01-29 in ELLENWOOD, GA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2016030114.
Incident date: 2016-01-29.
Location: ELLENWOOD, GA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: Fedex Ground Package System, Inc..
Shipper: LOWES #2731.
Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0.125 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
How failed: Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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=Jk7hNPTNbQGJXEOTInc6sg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `3b2e08de1620044bb509a96d9bb08a22ceb601be69b86751a2e6baf0d77794f8`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T07:01:39.913Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2016030114`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "Fedex Ground Package System, Inc."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
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  "routes": [
    "4665 South Park Blvd"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "ELLENWOOD"
  ],
  "states": [
    "GA"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
    {
      "identificationNumber": "UN1814",
      "commodityName": "POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION",
      "hazardousClass": "8",
      "quantityReleased": "0.125",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
  ],
  "packages": [
    {
      "identificationMarkings": null,
      "outerMaterial": "Fiberboard",
      "outerType": "Box",
      "outerCapacity": "1",
      "outerCapacityUnit": "LGA",
      "outerShipmentCount": "4",
      "outerFailedCount": "4",
      "innerMaterial": "Plastic",
      "innerType": "Bottle",
      "innerCapacity": "1",
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      "innerShipmentCount": "1",
      "innerFailedCount": "1"
    }
  ],
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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"
}
```