# PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2020030579 — OXYGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — COLUMBUS, OH

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2020030579  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2020-02-20  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2020-02-20 in COLUMBUS, OH.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2020030579.
Incident date: 2020-02-20.
Location: COLUMBUS, OH.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC..
Shipper: AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC..
Materials: UN1073; OXYGEN, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 10 LGA released.
What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing.
How failed: Structural.
Reported failure causes: Fire, Temperature, or Heat.
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=i9hNdFA58wPDPd8o2HeHag%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `6468bac2928e6a079e17c202b75719303470f120ea051a0e986f4baa09292360`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T08:47:23.742Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-e-2020030579`

### Source metadata

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  "routes": [
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      "outerShipmentCount": "1",
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