PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998050895 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — WILLIAMSTOWN, MA

Current as of 1998-04-24 Government source

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Incident I-1998050895PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998050895. Incident date: 1998-04-24. Location: WILLIAMSTOWN, MA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: KRAMER CHEMICALS INC. Shipper: KRAMER CHEMICALS INC. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 37.5 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 84.379997 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 12.5 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material / Basic Material; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Crushed / Punctured; Cracked. Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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