PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2016030114 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — ELLENWOOD, GA

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Incident X-2016030114PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2016030114. Incident date: 2016-01-29. Location: ELLENWOOD, GA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.. Shipper: LOWES #2731. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0.125 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug). How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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