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

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997041155
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997041155 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — SALE CREEK, TN
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
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- **effective on:** 1997-03-21
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-03-21 in SALE CREEK, TN.
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PHMSA 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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