PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997041155 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SALE CREEK, TN

Current as of 1997-03-21 Government source

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Incident I-1997041155PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997041155. Incident date: 1997-03-21. Location: SALE CREEK, TN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 15 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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.#

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