PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2009070452 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — LIMA, OH

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Incident I-2009070452PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2009070452. Incident date: 2009-06-27. Location: LIMA, OH. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: USF HOLLAND. Shipper: CARPENTER BROS., INC.. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 50 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation. Reported result: Fire. 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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