PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994120704 — POTASSIUM NITRATE — KANSAS CITY, KS

Current as of 1994-11-11 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1994120704PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994120704. Incident date: 1994-11-11. Location: KANSAS CITY, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: VICKSBURG CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1486; POTASSIUM NITRATE; hazard class 5.1; 115240 SLB released. Reported failure causes: Fire, Temperature, or Heat. Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer. 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.