PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2013080432 — MERCURY — HELENA, MT

Current as of 2013-07-30 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-2013080432PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2013080432. Incident date: 2013-07-30. Location: HELENA, MT. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE CO.. Shipper: THE UPS STORE #1204. Materials: UN2809; MERCURY; hazard class 8; 0.25 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Inner Receptacle. How failed: Leaked; Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Improper 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.