PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1999101048 — HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION — DECATUR, AL

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Incident I-1999101048PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1999101048. Incident date: 1999-10-04. Location: DECATUR, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: SOULTIA INC. Materials: UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released | UN1783; HEXAMETHYLENEDIAMINE SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 2990 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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