# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010120081 — XYLENES — Odessa, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010120081  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2010-12-10  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2010-12-10 in Odessa, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2010120081.
Incident date: 2010-12-10.
Location: Odessa, TX.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad.
Shipper: Conchemco Inc..
Materials: UN1307; XYLENES; hazard class 3; 6.25 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Liquid Valve.
How failed: Leaked; Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation; Valve Open.
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=h%2Fc6WuqQvQsTs59wh5p%2FJw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `b9bd1f27b145aada39687786e79705b33f8afee0e2a5c6ee91368c9188a12ca5`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T15:27:23.013Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2010120081`

### Source metadata

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```