PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2023050631 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — W WARWICK, RI

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Incident E-2023050631PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2023050631. Incident date: 2023-05-02. Location: W WARWICK, RI. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Univar Solutions. Shipper: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS USA INC.. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 125 LGA released. What failed: Discharge Valve or Coupling. How failed: Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation. 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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