# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990050650 — PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL — CRAIGSVILLE, PA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1990050650  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1990-04-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1990-04-22 in CRAIGSVILLE, PA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1990050650.
Incident date: 1990-04-22.
Location: CRAIGSVILLE, PA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RAILROAD.
Shipper: PPG INDUSTRIES INC / WITCO CHEMICAL CORP.
Materials: UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 10 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 10400 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 13000 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 15600 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 26000 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN1267; PETROLEUM CRUDE OIL; hazard class 3; 8667 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 13562 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Bottom Outlet Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material.
How failed: Abraded / Burst or Ruptured / Burst or Ruptured; Abraded / Burst or Ruptured; Ripped or Torn / Cracked / Punctured / Punctured; Crushed; Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Derailment / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, Environmental Damage.
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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=PUlUMsH%2FucqbftrDz7lTJQ%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T04:42:22.711Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1990050650`

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