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

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Incident X-2010120120PHMSA 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.#

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