PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988070171 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — READING, PA

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Incident I-1988070171PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988070171. Incident date: 1988-06-30. Location: READING, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: ORIOLE CHEMICAL CARRIERS INC. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1000 LGA released. What failed: Hose. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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