# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2009020261 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — KIHEI, HI

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2009020261  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2009-01-28  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2009-01-28 in KIHEI, HI.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2009020261.
Incident date: 2009-01-28.
Location: KIHEI, HI.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: THE GAS COMPANY, LLC.
Shipper: THE GAS COMPANY, LLC.
Materials: UN1075; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 1140 LGA released.
What failed: Bolts or Nuts; Remote Control Device.
How failed: Leaked; Failed to Operate.
Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Freezing.
Reported result: 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://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=jtqKLJa1Ej1ONA7d1z0GjQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `333b51fa0b3d6f2ea12008537442cb1c9274be71a9a7a8e5b2b941eabf5e0d1c`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T18:49:27.255Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2009020261`

### Source metadata

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  "originCities": [
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