# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010040264 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — MELBERN, OH

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010040264  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2010-04-19  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2010-04-19 in MELBERN, OH.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2010040264.
Incident date: 2010-04-19.
Location: MELBERN, OH.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
Shipper: ADM CORN PROCESSING / CASTLE ROCK RENEWABLE FUELS LLC / ECO ENERGY / ECO-ENERGY TRANSPORTATION LLC / Green Plains Trade Group / GREEN PLAINS TRADE GROUP.
Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 27800 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 29000 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 800 LGA released.
What failed: Bottom Outlet Valve / Liquid Line / Liquid Valve / Liquid Valve; Vapor Valve / Manway or Dome Cover / Tank Shell.
How failed: Leaked / Punctured / Torn Off or Damaged / Torn Off or Damaged; Torn Off or Damaged.
Reported failure causes: Derailment / Derailment; Derailment.
Reported result: Spillage, 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
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=YSBaonCZjiUOzUEupRzdHQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T03:24:58.588Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2010040264`

### Source metadata

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