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LM324-N: How to find why an IC failed

Part Number: LM324-N

It might sound absurd. When an IC fails, Is there any way to find the cause behind its failure?  Eg. Failed due to overvoltage at input (inv/non inv), Failed due to overvoltage at the supply, failed due to reverse polarity at the supply pins etc.