PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009070048 — THIONYL CHLORIDE — BETHLEHEM, PA

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Incident X-2009070048PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2009070048. Incident date: 2009-06-09. Location: BETHLEHEM, PA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.. Shipper: ALDRICH CHEMICAL. Materials: UN1836; THIONYL CHLORIDE; hazard class 8; 0.026418 LGA released. What failed: Body. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Dropped. 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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