PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2020070098 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — LaPlace, LA

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Incident E-2020070098PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2020070098. Incident date: 2020-06-10. Location: LaPlace, LA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: IDEAL CHEMICAL AND SUPPLY COMPANY. Shipper: IDEAL CHEMICAL AND SUPPLY COMPANY. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 110 LGA released. What failed: Inner Receptacle; Outer Frame. How failed: Punctured; Cracked. Reported failure causes: Corrosion - Exterior; Corrosion - Exterior. 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.#

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