# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1995020552 — ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S., AT OR ABOVE 100 C AND BELOW ITS FLASH POINT (INCLUDING MOLTEN METALS, MOLTEN SALTS, ETC.) — NORTH PLATTE, NE

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1995020552  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1995-01-06  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1995-01-06 in NORTH PLATTE, NE.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1995020552.
Incident date: 1995-01-06.
Location: NORTH PLATTE, NE.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Shipper: PETRO-WAX PA INC.
Materials: UN3257; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S., AT OR ABOVE 100 C AND BELOW ITS FLASH POINT (INCLUDING MOLTEN METALS, MOLTEN SALTS, ETC.); hazard class 9; 22000 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material.
How failed: Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `ca811ef1cf93ef82e678c6eb730304247110c8f2c57987e1e7820cd15ac45ee3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T22:56:28.098Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1995020552`

### Source metadata

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