# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997120280 — HAZARDOUS WASTE, SOLID, N.O.S. — SIOUX CITY, IA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997120280  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1997-10-25  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-10-25 in SIOUX CITY, IA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997120280.
Incident date: 1997-10-25.
Location: SIOUX CITY, IA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE.
Shipper: MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO.
Materials: NA3077; HAZARDOUS WASTE, SOLID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 35333 SLB released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
How failed: Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident.
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://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=8xfBjS569Dqp4xDe59VQ%2FQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `53a68ad646f6cc40587ce9fb519413b0c55f14965b4576b8bfebcc3543ad7dbf`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T15:26:36.241Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1997120280`

### Source metadata

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  ],
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    "IA"
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```