# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004020307 — OTHER REGULATED SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, N.O.S. — PAULS VALLEY, OK

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004020307  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2003-12-30  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2003-12-30 in PAULS VALLEY, OK.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004020307.
Incident date: 2003-12-30.
Location: PAULS VALLEY, OK.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE.
Shipper: DOW CHEMICAL CO.
Materials: NA3082; OTHER REGULATED SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 500 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Ripped or Torn; Crushed.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; 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=Qr5%2F0RNlq0%2FGhGNPFU7DZA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `c9768bc4f4f0e6037f1d51a12f825ce9ce1197fb1a6a9e9c755daea7ce539cb7`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T08:53:23.868Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2004020307`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 1,
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    "BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE"
  ],
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  ],
  "routes": [
    "MAIN TRACK MP 496.3 REDROCK SU"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "PAULS VALLEY"
  ],
  "states": [
    "OK"
  ],
  "originCities": [
    "LA PORTE"
  ],
  "modes": [
    "Rail"
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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.",
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}
```