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Accident # | 132607 |
State Police # | 11-04296 |
Accident Date | 2011-07-19 |
Report Date | 2011-07-21 |
Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
Follow-up: | No |
Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
Sodium Hydroxide | No Information Given | s11-2327 mobile container | NO | NO | NO | 3,445.0 pounds |
Accident Classified As: Reportable Quantity
An employee was unloading a 330-gallon plastic tote of 50% caustic solution from a truck when the contents shifted and the tote turned on it's side.
Tote could have been stabilized by placing a strap over the top of the tote, maximing the width of the forklift blades, and ensuring a hard level surface beneath the forklift, or incorporating a lower center of gravity into the tote design.
Spill occurred in a controlled area, spill was remediated. No offsite impact. Vacuum truck dispatched to release location to remove pooled liquids that had accumulated on ground surface. Small excavator used to scrape any remaining stained soil. Soil will be tested for caustic traces.
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