PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004030418 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — UNION CITY, TN

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Incident I-2004030418PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004030418. Incident date: 2003-12-22. Location: UNION CITY, TN. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: CONWAY SOUTHERN EXPRESS. Shipper: ONDEO NALCO CHEMICALS. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 300 LGA released. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Improper Preparation for Transportation; Inadequate Blocking and Bracing. 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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