# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2014110363 — ACETONE — WEST MEMPHIS, AR

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2014110363  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2014-11-05  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2014-11-05 in WEST MEMPHIS, AR.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2014110363.
Incident date: 2014-11-05.
Location: WEST MEMPHIS, AR.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: EMPIRE EXPRESS, INC..
Shipper: Hewlett Packard / PACKAGING SERVICES CO INC / TAMINCO, INC..
Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 182.25 LGA released | UN1193; ETHYL METHYL KETONE OR METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 46.125 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 99.375 LGA released | UN1268; PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 28 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; hazard class 8; 663.5 LGA released | UN1987; ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 181.75 LGA released | UN1992; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, TOXIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 20.75 LGA released | UN2686; 2-DIETHYLAMINOETHANOL; hazard class 8; 207.5 LGA released | UN3082; ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 183.125 LGA released.
What failed: Body.
How failed: Crushed / Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
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=0jlJ8Up6EG2FEg3u8qsfdg%3D%3D>
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- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2014110363`

### Source metadata

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