{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998060865","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998060865 — CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUIDS, N.O.S. — CHARLOTTE, NC","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1998-05-21","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1998-05-21 in CHARLOTTE, NC.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998060865.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998060865.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998060865","source_url":"https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=ULx8G7rCJ6iMyENfkUyusQ%3D%3D","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998060865.\nIncident date: 1998-05-21.\nLocation: CHARLOTTE, NC.\nMode: Highway.\nCarrier/reporter: ESTES EXPRESS LINES.\nShipper: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP.\nMaterials: UN1719; CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 150 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.\nReported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation.\nReported result: Spillage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":744}