# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2022110320 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BROOMFIELD, CO

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2022110320  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2022-10-13  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2022-10-13 in BROOMFIELD, CO.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2022110320.
Incident date: 2022-10-13.
Location: BROOMFIELD, CO.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: Fedex Ground Package System, Inc..
Shipper: WEBSTAURANTSTORE #876.
Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released | UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 250 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
How failed: Leaked.
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=TKa%2BRoed0bsx1rrigOxGLA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `c735e68b93aa212ea59c9bb50704062294644436b09a446c74f87409edd24e3a`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T07:48:41.021Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2022110320`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 2,
  "carrierReporterNames": [
    "Fedex Ground Package System, Inc."
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
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  ],
  "routes": [
    "12405 W. 112TH AVE"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "BROOMFIELD"
  ],
  "states": [
    "CO"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
    {
      "identificationNumber": "UN1814",
      "commodityName": "POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION",
      "hazardousClass": "8",
      "quantityReleased": "200",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
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      "identificationMarkings": "4G/Y25.9/S/22USA/+A15886",
      "outerMaterial": "Fiberboard",
      "outerType": "Box",
      "outerCapacity": "0",
      "outerCapacityUnit": null,
      "outerShipmentCount": "0",
      "outerFailedCount": "0",
      "innerMaterial": null,
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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"
}
```