PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016020237 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — PHILADELPHIA, PA

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Incident I-2016020237PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2016020237. Incident date: 2016-01-15. Location: PHILADELPHIA, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: LINDEN BULK. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 850 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Valve Open. 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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