# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003120058 — ETHYL METHYL KETONE OR METHYL ETHYL KETONE — SHORTERS, AL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003120058  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2003-10-25  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2003-10-25 in SHORTERS, AL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003120058.
Incident date: 2003-10-25.
Location: SHORTERS, AL.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION.
Shipper: EXXON CHEM AMERICAS / LONE STAR INDUSTRIES / MILLENNIUM PETROCHEMICALS.
Materials: UN1193; ETHYL METHYL KETONE OR METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 29936 LGA released | UN1301; VINYL ACETATE, STABILIZED; hazard class 3; 27235 LGA released | UN1942; AMMONIUM NITRATE, WITH NOT MORE THAN 0.2% OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING ANY ORGANIC SUBSTANCE CALCULATED AS CARBON TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER ADDED SUBSTANCE; hazard class 5.1; 2500 SLB released.
What failed: Basic Material / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident / Derailment; Rollover Accident; Impact with Sharp or Protruding Object (e.g., nails).
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer.
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=BthBItc%2BUboMkQPUS5ROBA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `bdf82e809a12e1d4be00b11e2322e6dd63f67286497393c30cc7ca7e4ab15ad7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T16:54:20.510Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2003120058`

### Source metadata

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  "cities": [
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  ],
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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"
}
```