PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2010100375 — CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S. — TAUNTON, MA

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Incident I-2010100375PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2010100375. Incident date: 2010-06-10. Location: TAUNTON, MA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: NEW PENN MOTOR EXPRESS. Shipper: GENERAL METAL FINISHING CO. Materials: UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 40 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation. 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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