PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997041151 — SULFUR, MOLTEN — RIDGECREST, NC

Current as of 1997-03-30 Government source

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Incident I-1997041151PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997041151. Incident date: 1997-03-30. Location: RIDGECREST, NC. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO / SHELL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: NA2448; SULFUR, MOLTEN; hazard class 9; 3000 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 2 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Basic Material; Bottom Outlet Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Punctured / Ripped or Torn; Punctured. Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Derailment / Rollover Accident; Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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.#

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