PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2017020177 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE

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Incident I-2017020177PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2017020177. Incident date: 2016-12-29. Location: SOUTH SIOUX CITY, NE. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: TRANSPORT AMERICA. Shipper: ECOLAB. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 129 LGA released. What failed: Body. How failed: Punctured. Reported failure causes: Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails). 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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