PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2023050038 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — Portland, RI

Current as of 2023-04-28 Government source

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Incident I-2023050038PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2023050038. Incident date: 2023-04-28. Location: Portland, RI. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: OAK HARBOR FREIGHT LINES, INC.. Shipper: KAPSTONE PAPER. Materials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 225 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Structural. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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