# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001090819 — XYLENES — EMHOUSE, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001090819  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2001-08-10  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2001-08-10 in EMHOUSE, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001090819.
Incident date: 2001-08-10.
Location: EMHOUSE, TX.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE.
Shipper: GEORGIA GULF / OCCIDENTAL CHEMICAL CO / TAUBER OIL CO.
Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 275 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 5640 LGA released | UN2312; PHENOL, MOLTEN; hazard class 6.1; 18141.25 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Rollover Accident.
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=jR4TJxtXGpJI%2FmGd4yD6Rw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `c3fd4d64d27b870185aa13533476ba535c348533470d285af07018c8da51f590`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T12:44:50.737Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2001090819`

### Source metadata

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  "routes": [
    "MP 251.1, MAIN TRACK, DFW SUBD"
  ],
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  ],
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    "TX"
  ],
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  ],
  "caveat": "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.",
  "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"
}
```