# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988080604 — XYLENES — NORMAN, GA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988080604  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1988-08-08  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1988-08-08 in NORMAN, GA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988080604.
Incident date: 1988-08-08.
Location: NORMAN, GA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION.
Shipper: LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL.
Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 1000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 10000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 20000 LGA released | UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 5000 LGA released | UN2582; FERRIC CHLORIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 0 released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material.
How failed: Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Loose Closure, Component, or Device; 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
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=GjcB5Lstv3%2BlvzuTn3QLEg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `fd2dea3a46cddaaa951173bd59552d9a2815ba6d6f12c5bcbd14aea62f4da116`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T22:22:09.276Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988080604`

### Source metadata

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  ],
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  "cities": [
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  ],
  "states": [
    "GA"
  ],
  "originCities": [
    "HOUSTON"
  ],
  "modes": [
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  ],
  "materials": [
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    },
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    },
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  "privacyCaveat": "The public CSV excludes preparer contact fields. Event Description is intentionally excluded from normalized records and search output to reduce incidental personal-information risk.",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```