PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2018040067 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — BATAVIA, NY

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Incident E-2018040067PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2018040067. Incident date: 2018-03-03. Location: BATAVIA, NY. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Schneider National Bulk Carriers. Shipper: Ecolab. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0.125 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Human Error. 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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