# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2018020282 — PRINTING INK, FLAMMABLE OR PRINTING INK RELATED MATERIAL (INCLUDING PRINTING INK THINNING OR REDUCING COMPOUND), FLAMMABLE — SEYMOUR, IN

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2018020282  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2018-01-10  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2018-01-10 in SEYMOUR, IN.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2018020282.
Incident date: 2018-01-10.
Location: SEYMOUR, IN.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: Covenant Transport Group.
Shipper: DOBER GROUP / EUCLID CHEMICAL / GARRATT-CALLAHAN COMPANY / Sun chemical / SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION.
Materials: UN1210; PRINTING INK, FLAMMABLE OR PRINTING INK RELATED MATERIAL (INCLUDING PRINTING INK THINNING OR REDUCING COMPOUND), FLAMMABLE; hazard class 3; 440 LGA released | UN1210; PRINTING INK, FLAMMABLE OR PRINTING INK RELATED MATERIAL (INCLUDING PRINTING INK THINNING OR REDUCING COMPOUND), FLAMMABLE; hazard class 3; 75 LGA released | UN1719; CAUSTIC ALKALI LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 165 LGA released | UN1760; CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 3 LGA released | UN3085; OXIDIZING SOLID, CORROSIVE, N.O.S.; hazard class 5.1; 7200 SLB released | UN3265; CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 8; 220 LGA released.
What failed: Body.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire.
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=AAtRW0EIjv1Jsk%2FkVvwWNQ%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T21:46:58.376Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2018020282`

### Source metadata

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