# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996040365 — PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — WEYAUWEGA, WI

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996040365  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1996-03-04  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1996-03-04 in WEYAUWEGA, WI.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996040365.
Incident date: 1996-03-04.
Location: WEYAUWEGA, WI.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTD.
Shipper: CANADA IMPERIAL OIL LTD / CHEVRON CANADA LTD / DOW CHEMICAL CO / ELBOW RIVER RESOURCES LTD / PETRO CANADA.
Materials: UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 14637.375 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 1646 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16634.75 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16636.875 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16653.125 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16672.5 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16674.375 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16698.875 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16701.125 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16724.25 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16732 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16832.25 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 16995.125 LGA released | UN1075; PETROLEUM GASES, LIQUEFIED OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 17133.75 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 10772.75 LGA released | UN1824; SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION; hazard class 8; 11164 LGA released.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured / Cracked / Punctured.
Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident.
Reported result: Spillage, Fire, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion, Environmental Damage.
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
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- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T10:34:01.836Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1996040365`

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