# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021040205 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — MESQUITE, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021040205  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2020-04-29  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2020-04-29 in MESQUITE, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2021040205.
Incident date: 2020-04-29.
Location: MESQUITE, TX.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC..
Shipper: Ecolab Jupiter DC.
Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0.2 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=M2Pb5HbMYGy73OAqmeXtnw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `25c2603c8d605c17f62b7df1f1ccb1dee4fd7176ab88c42967b6f77df1bf73aa`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T19:36:48.236Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2021040205`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "Ecolab Jupiter DC"
  ],
  "routes": [
    "5005 Samuell Blvd"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "MESQUITE"
  ],
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
    {
      "identificationNumber": "UN1824",
      "commodityName": "SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION",
      "hazardousClass": "8",
      "quantityReleased": "0.2",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    }
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      "outerMaterial": "Plastic",
      "outerType": "Drum",
      "outerCapacity": "0",
      "outerCapacityUnit": null,
      "outerShipmentCount": "0",
      "outerFailedCount": "0",
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      "innerShipmentCount": "0",
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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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}
```