PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997090565 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — THEODORE, AL

Current as of 1996-10-12 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-1997090565PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997090565. Incident date: 1996-10-12. Location: THEODORE, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: MISSISSIPPI CHEMICAL CORP. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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.