PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005060675 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SUFFIELD, CT

Current as of 2005-05-20 Government source

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Incident I-2005060675PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005060675. Incident date: 2005-05-20. Location: SUFFIELD, CT. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: ASTRO CHEMICALS INC. Shipper: ASTRO CHEMICALS INC. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 59.25 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 1.5 LGA released. What failed: Body. How failed: Gouged or Cut. Reported failure causes: Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails). 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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