# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000080295 — ETHYLENE OXIDE OR ETHYLENE OXIDE WITH NITROGEN UP TO A TOTAL PRESSURE OF 1MPA (10 BAR) AT 50 DEGREES C — EUNICE, LA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2000080295  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2000-05-27  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2000-05-27 in EUNICE, LA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2000080295.
Incident date: 2000-05-27.
Location: EUNICE, LA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
Shipper: BASF WYANDOTTE CORP / DOW CHEMICAL CO / DOW NORTH AMERICA / PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY / SOLUTIA.
Materials: UN1040; ETHYLENE OXIDE OR ETHYLENE OXIDE WITH NITROGEN UP TO A TOTAL PRESSURE OF 1MPA (10 BAR) AT 50 DEGREES C; hazard class 2.3; 150 LGA released | UN1063; METHYL CHLORIDE OR REFRIGERANT GAS R 40; hazard class 2.1; 3440.9199 GCF released | UN1063; METHYL CHLORIDE OR REFRIGERANT GAS R 40; hazard class 2.1; 3444.3999 GCF released | UN1208; HEXANES; hazard class 3; 23463 LGA released | UN1208; HEXANES; hazard class 3; 23479 LGA released | UN1265; PENTANES; hazard class 3; 33651 LGA released | UN1279; PROPYLENE DICHLORIDE; hazard class 3; 21041 LGA released | UN2048; DICYCLOPENTADIENE; hazard class 3; 23496 LGA released | UN2078; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; hazard class 6.1; 17583 LGA released | UN2078; TOLUENE DIISOCYANATE; hazard class 6.1; 17597 LGA released | UN2218; ACRYLIC ACID, STABILIZED; hazard class 8; 23777 LGA released | UN2312; PHENOL, MOLTEN; hazard class 6.1; 23495 LGA released | UN2785; THIA-4-PENTANAL; hazard class 6.1; 150 LGA released | UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 21000 LGA released | UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 21060 LGA released | UN3266; CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 21117 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve / Basic Material.
How failed: Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized / Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Explosion, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, Environmental Damage.
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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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T07:23:06.757Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2000080295`

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