PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2019090819 — HYDROCHLORIC ACID — SPRINGFIELD, IL

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Incident X-2019090819PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2019090819. Incident date: 2019-09-06. Location: SPRINGFIELD, IL. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE. Shipper: GRAINGER KCDC - KC TWILIGHT. Materials: UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 0.5 LGA released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Human Error. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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