{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997030119","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997030119 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — APPLEBY, TX","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1997-01-22","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-01-22 in APPLEBY, TX.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1997030119.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1997030119.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1997030119","source_url":"https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=4VIIqqOWzrcFGzB9CZHxeA%3D%3D","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997030119.\nIncident date: 1997-01-22.\nLocation: APPLEBY, TX.\nMode: Rail.\nCarrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE.\nShipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO.\nMaterials: UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 15500 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 500 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 8000 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material.\nHow failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn.\nReported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.\nReported result: Spillage, Environmental Damage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":1015}