# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998101246 — HAZARDOUS WASTE, LIQUID, N.O.S. — EAST AVON, NY

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998101246  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1998-09-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1998-09-22 in EAST AVON, NY.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998101246.
Incident date: 1998-09-22.
Location: EAST AVON, NY.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: SAFETY KLEEN (TG) INC.
Shipper: DU PONT E I DE NEMOURS & CO.
Materials: NA3082; HAZARDOUS WASTE, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 0.000875 LGA released | NA3082; HAZARDOUS WASTE, LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 9; 3.06 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 30.129999 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 86.5 LGA released | UN1897; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; hazard class 6.1; 65.5 LGA released | UN1993; FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 26.25 LGA released | UN2031; NITRIC ACID OTHER THAN RED FUMING, WITH AT LEAST 65 PERCENT, BUT NOT MORE THAN 70 PERCENT NITRIC ACID; hazard class 8; 14.5 LGA released | UN3021; PESTICIDES, LIQUID, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC, FLASH POINT LESS THAN 23 DEGREES C; hazard class 3; 12.5 LGA released | UN3090; LITHIUM BATTERY; hazard class 9; 1.08 SLB released | UN3506; MERCURY CONTAINED IN MANUFACTURED ARTICLES; hazard class 8; 0.0025 LGA released.
What failed: Basic Material.
Reported failure causes: Incompatible Product.
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=oRdD6vESVSwKguC2yD9DiA%3D%3D>
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T01:55:13.658Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1998101246`

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