# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010120120 — CHLORINE — MIDVILLE, GA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2010120120  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2010-11-21  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2010-11-21 in MIDVILLE, GA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2010120120.
Incident date: 2010-11-21.
Location: MIDVILLE, GA.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern Railway Company.
Shipper: OCI CHEMICAL / OLIN CORP/CLORE ALKALI DIV / Olin Corporation / SHELL CHEMICAL LP.
Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 5.23023 GCF released | UN1193; ETHYL METHYL KETONE OR METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 22046.25 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 2584 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 4334 LGA released | UN3378; SODIUM CARBONATE PEROXHYDRATE; hazard class 5.1; 30000 SLB released.
What failed: Body / Tank Head / Tank Shell.
How failed: Cracked / Punctured / Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Vapor(Gas) Dispersion.
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=2eFkHrtemoJZ3BBk4OhFUA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `a9631279a51f9d92878e8571227be36c41f15dc6e8af1e434fd899ac100e9de0`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T15:52:38.588Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2010120120`

### Source metadata

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    "SHELL CHEMICAL LP"
  ],
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  "cities": [
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  ],
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    "DECATUR",
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  ],
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  "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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}
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