# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983100112 — PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — MURDOCK, IL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1983100112  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1983-09-02  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1983-09-02 in MURDOCK, IL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1983100112.
Incident date: 1983-09-02.
Location: MURDOCK, IL.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Shipper: TEXACO INC. / U.S. INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL CO. / UCG ENERGY.
Materials: UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 30323 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 31234 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 31237 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 31277 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 12500 LGA released | UN1830; SULFURIC ACID; hazard class 8; 24925 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 19994 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 20115 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 24800 LGA released.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; 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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
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