# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005040097 — ACETONE — HOUSTON, TX

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005040097  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2004-04-08  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2004-04-08 in HOUSTON, TX.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005040097.
Incident date: 2004-04-08.
Location: HOUSTON, TX.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION.
Shipper: PACKAGING SERVICE INC.
Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 109.13 LGA released | UN1193; ETHYL METHYL KETONE OR METHYL ETHYL KETONE; hazard class 3; 15.5 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 0 released | UN1268; PETROLEUM DISTILLATES, N.O.S. OR PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S.; hazard class 3; 24.5 LGA released | UN1789; HYDROCHLORIC ACID, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 6560 LGA released | UN2810; TOXIC LIQUIDS, ORGANIC, N.O.S.; hazard class 6.1; 97.25 LGA released.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Fire, Temperature, or Heat; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Explosion.
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=Z1gBoynh1XVyEkx6twymPg%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T21:20:43.063Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2005040097`

### Source metadata

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  "rowCount": 6,
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    "AAA COOPER TRANSPORTATION"
  ],
  "shipperNames": [
    "PACKAGING SERVICE INC"
  ],
  "routes": [
    "HWY 610 & HOMESTEAD"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "HOUSTON"
  ],
  "states": [
    "TX"
  ],
  "originCities": [],
  "modes": [
    "Highway"
  ],
  "materials": [
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      "identificationNumber": "UN1090",
      "commodityName": "ACETONE",
      "hazardousClass": "3",
      "quantityReleased": "109.13",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    },
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      "hazardousClass": "3",
      "quantityReleased": "15.5",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    },
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      "commodityName": "PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE",
      "hazardousClass": "3",
      "quantityReleased": "0",
      "unitOfMeasure": null
    },
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    },
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      "quantityReleased": "6560",
      "unitOfMeasure": "LGA"
    },
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      "hazardousClass": "6.1",
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      "innerCapacity": "5",
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      "innerFailedCount": "19"
    }
  ],
  "reportingRuleContext": [
    "171.15",
    "171.16"
  ],
  "caveat": "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.",
  "privacyCaveat": "The public CSV excludes preparer contact fields. Event Description is intentionally excluded from normalized records and search output to reduce incidental personal-information risk.",
  "jurisdiction": "US"
}
```