PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016020134 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — SALCHA, AK

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Incident I-2016020134PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2016020134. Incident date: 2016-01-08. Location: SALCHA, AK. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: LYDEN TRANSPORT LLC.. Shipper: UNIVAR INC. / UNIVAR USA INC.. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 687 LGA released | UN1791; HYPOCHLORITE SOLUTIONS; hazard class 8; 18.875 LGA released | UN1823; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID; hazard class 8; 208 SLB released | UN2031; NITRIC ACID OTHER THAN RED FUMING, WITH AT LEAST 65 PERCENT, BUT NOT MORE THAN 70 PERCENT NITRIC ACID; hazard class 8; 18.75 LGA released. What failed: Body / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug) / Gasket. How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Leaked / Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident 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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