# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009070185 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — CHERRY VALLEY, IL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2009070185  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2009-06-19  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2009-06-19 in CHERRY VALLEY, IL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2009070185.
Incident date: 2009-06-19.
Location: CHERRY VALLEY, IL.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CN/Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad.
Shipper: Valero Marketing + Supply.
Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 0.000026 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 11051 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 20267 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 20700 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 23238 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 25667 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 25800 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 26357 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 27000 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28729 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28776 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28786 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28796 LGA released.
What failed: Liquid Valve / Piping Shear Section / Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing / Tank Head / Tank Shell.
How failed: Punctured / Structural / Torn Off or Damaged / Vented.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Fire.
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=O3%2FKY%2BAOHou6tzr4K3WWRw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T03:28:57.536Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2009070185`

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