# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996050300 — CHLORINE — ALBERTON, MT

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996050300  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1996-04-11  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1996-04-11 in ALBERTON, MT.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996050300.
Incident date: 1996-04-11.
Location: ALBERTON, MT.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: MONTANA RAIL LINK.
Shipper: E K A NOBEL / GEORGIA PACIFIC CORP / TOSCO NORTHWEST COMPANY.
Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 16250 LGA released | UN1495; SODIUM CHLORATE; hazard class 5.1; 680 SLB released | UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 17000 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material / Weld or Seam.
How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=xUrjdTVAkEN7ivJ5IZvnBw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `9c3915a0c471ef2b88a6841c603554238cb5a964601e2dc3b95a30caddddf730`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T13:27:21.501Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1996050300`

### Source metadata

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