# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1992100033 — POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION — AVON, IN

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1992100033  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1992-08-17  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1992-08-17 in AVON, IN.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1992100033.
Incident date: 1992-08-17.
Location: AVON, IN.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL.
Shipper: LIN CHEM CO.
Materials: UN1814; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 2 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
Reported result: Spillage, 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.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `7f82ee0a1c36f5373cd60743e4b5e4c4e6584fe2a52e6b740c1f49d82be0c102`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T02:20:03.135Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1992100033`

### Source metadata

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