PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001040897 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PLAINFIELD, IN

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Incident I-2001040897PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001040897. Incident date: 2001-04-10. Location: PLAINFIELD, IN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CONWAY CENTRAL EXPRESS. Shipper: SPARTAN CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 55 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Corrosion - Exterior. 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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