# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998110615 — ACETALDEHYDE — EDMONDSON, AR

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998110615
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998110615 — ACETALDEHYDE — EDMONDSON, AR
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 1998-10-24
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1998-10-24 in EDMONDSON, AR.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998110615.
Incident date: 1998-10-24.
Location: EDMONDSON, AR.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Shipper: EASTMAN CHEMICAL CO.
Materials: UN1089; ACETALDEHYDE; hazard class 3; 0.125 LGA released | UN1123; BUTYL ACETATES; hazard class 3; 400 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Crushed.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
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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