# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2024010048 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — LOUISVILLE, KY

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2024010048  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2023-12-24  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2023-12-24 in LOUISVILLE, KY.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2024010048.
Incident date: 2023-12-24.
Location: LOUISVILLE, KY.
Mode: Air.
Carrier/reporter: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO..
Shipper: SPECTRUM QUALITY PRODUCTS.
Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 1.3209 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation.
Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
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=01gOe%2BBKVkcVwJnEyevhPg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `ae879263db93d2330939291c6eb95e8f849af0ee9e13c5c82912871148ebdd1f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T19:20:43.304Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2024010048`

### Source metadata

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  "originCities": [],
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```