PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017040541 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — RICHMOND, VA

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Incident E-2017040541PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017040541. Incident date: 2017-04-19. Location: RICHMOND, VA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Pitt Ohio Express. Shipper: Ecolab Inc. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 200 LGA released. What failed: Body. How failed: Gouged or Cut. Reported failure causes: Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails). 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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