PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017010231
PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017010231
Incident E-2017010231PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017010231. Incident date: 2016-11-08. Location: INDIANAPOLIS, IN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: FedEx Freight. Shipper: GNB INDUSTRIAL BATTERY. Materials: UN2794; BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE; hazard class 8; 1000 SLB released. What failed: Body. How failed: Crushed. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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.#
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