# PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2011030055 — ALCOHOLS, N.O.S. — ARCADIA, OH

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2011030055  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2011-02-06  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2011-02-06 in ARCADIA, OH.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2011030055.
Incident date: 2011-02-06.
Location: ARCADIA, OH.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
Shipper: ADM Corn Processing - Wet Corn Plant.
Materials: UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 1 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 1500 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28638 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28640 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28680 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28684 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28687 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28688 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28702 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28704 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28711 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28713 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28714 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28715 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28716 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28718 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28726 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28733 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28735 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28744 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28752 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28753 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28762 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28780 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28798 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28800 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28803 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28807 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 29001 LGA released.
What failed: Tank Shell.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Explosion, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, 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=oSmp6Xrh%2FkvdmqOCwFxVGg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `52bcf7557a45b4478c8e347f48a56acaf27fa7bff41e04575bd3bd954a130fd3`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T16:36:40.363Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-x-2011030055`

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