# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2016090490 — OXYGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — ROCK ISLAND, IL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2016090490  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2016-09-22  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2016-09-22 in ROCK ISLAND, IL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2016090490.
Incident date: 2016-09-22.
Location: ROCK ISLAND, IL.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: XPO Logistics.
Shipper: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION, INC..
Materials: UN1073; OXYGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 192.8 LGA released | UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 180.75 LGA released.
What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing.
How failed: Leaked.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device.
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=N1XLhOq%2F1LDKl4fISB3Fqw%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `8193f22cde4a1f8cf3c5b73aec3a0e8c62790556eaaaa4cf849f55ce548d7037`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T15:08:04.442Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2016090490`

### Source metadata

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