# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012040428 — ACETONE — INDEPENDENCE, CA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012040428  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2012-04-12  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2012-04-12 in INDEPENDENCE, CA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012040428.
Incident date: 2012-04-12.
Location: INDEPENDENCE, CA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: REDDAWAY.
Shipper: E.L. DUPONT DE NEMOURS.
Materials: UN1090; ACETONE; hazard class 3; 28 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 18 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 24 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE; hazard class 3; 8 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 16 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 30 LGA released | UN1950; AEROSOLS, FLAMMABLE, (EACH NOT EXCEEDING 1 L CAPACITY); hazard class 2.1; 3.375 LGA released | UN1950; AEROSOLS, FLAMMABLE, (EACH NOT EXCEEDING 1 L CAPACITY); hazard class 2.1; 3 LGA released | UN3269; POLYESTER RESIN KITS; hazard class 3; 12 LGA released.
What failed: Body / Inner Packaging / Inner Receptacle.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
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=QvdKb4VmpFDDblWJQ360BA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `086f9da7acde85793f297d09774fcc831027fc1d4d6079aba007669adf17b397`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T12:17:20.034Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2012040428`

### Source metadata

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}
```