PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998110757 — SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID — NEW ALBIN, IA

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Incident I-1998110757PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998110757. Incident date: 1998-04-25. Location: NEW ALBIN, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: I & M RAIL LINK. Shipper: PPG INDUSTRIES INC. Materials: UN1823; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLID; hazard class 8; 1500 SLB released. What failed: Weld or Seam. How failed: Cracked. 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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