# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994101528 — RELEASE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVE — CARLISLE, PA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994101528  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1994-09-30  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1994-09-30 in CARLISLE, PA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994101528.
Incident date: 1994-09-30.
Location: CARLISLE, PA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: CAROLINA FREIGHT CARRIERS CORP.
Shipper: AQUALON CO / BMW OF NORTH AMERICA / DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO / G E SILICONE PRODUCTS / NOT REPORTED BY CARRIER / RBH DISPERSIONS INC / REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC / SCRIPTO INC / WINFIELD BROOKS CO.
Materials: UN0173; RELEASE DEVICES, EXPLOSIVE; hazard class 1.4S; 0 released | UN1057; LIGHTER REFILLS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE GAS NOT EXCEEDING 4 FLUID OUNCES (7.22 CUBIC INCHES) AND 65 GRAMS OF FLAMMABLE GAS; hazard class 2.1; 63.75 LGA released | UN1066; NITROGEN, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.2; 0.75 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 275 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN1866; RESIN SOLUTION, FLAMMABLE; hazard class 3; 1403 LGA released | UN1993; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 10.375 LGA released | UN1993; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 5 LGA released | UN2308; NITROSYLSULFURIC ACID, LIQUID; hazard class 8; 123.75 LGA released | UN2556; NITROCELLULOSE WITH ALCOHOL WITH NOT LESS THAN 25 PERCENT ALCOHOL BY MASS, AND WITH NOT MORE THAN 12.6 PERCENT NITROGEN, BY DRY MASS; hazard class 4.1; 1500 LGA released | UN2831; 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE; hazard class 6.1; 16.75 LGA released | UN2831; 1,1,1-TRICHLOROETHANE; hazard class 6.1; 3.125 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug).
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Explosion, Material Entered Waterway/Storm Sewer, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, Environmental Damage.
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=0RuXreWEsptj9WZH4qncRg%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T13:39:46.593Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1994101528`

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