PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004090406 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — NEWPORT, PA

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Incident I-2004090406PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004090406. Incident date: 2004-08-25. Location: NEWPORT, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: BRENNTAG NORTHEAST INC. Shipper: BRENNTAG NORTHEAST INC. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 130 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Water 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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