# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988100549 — ARGON, COMPRESSED — AVON, IN

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988100549  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1988-10-17  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1988-10-17 in AVON, IN.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988100549.
Incident date: 1988-10-17.
Location: AVON, IN.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL.
Shipper: BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC.
Materials: UN1006; ARGON, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.2; 900 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized.
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=rHmgJPYQVKfoxIPPdZXdnQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `b7b7814e5f5fa2fd748258a12a0d3c141c546af88696ecb2725187bb35a140f2`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T18:36:36.302Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988100549`

### Source metadata

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