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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998050895
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998050895 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION — WILLIAMSTOWN, MA
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 1998-04-24
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1998-04-24 in WILLIAMSTOWN, MA.
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PHMSA 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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