# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019010414 — CHLORINE — BARTOW, GA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019010414  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2019-01-06  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2019-01-06 in BARTOW, GA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019010414.
Incident date: 2019-01-06.
Location: BARTOW, GA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Shipper: Akzo Nobel Pulp & Performance Chemical / Chemtrade Logistics / Olin Corp.
Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.01671 GCF released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 14000 LGA released | UN2015; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE, STABILIZED OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, STABILIZED WITH MORE THAN 60 PERCENT HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; hazard class 5.1; 12000 LGA released | UN2693; BISULFITES, AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 10 LGA released.
What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve / Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Tank Shell.
How failed: Cracked / Punctured / Ripped or Torn / Torn Off or Damaged.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Spillage, 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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=NPA01K%2FuLSvxH%2BdrsvlZRA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `6ab907b6a690ebd973e0e71199a7b2cfd5690d27dfeaab0ba75a47038515223f`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T05:43:42.419Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2019010414`

### Source metadata

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