# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996100218 — COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S. — POCAHONTAS, IL

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1996100218  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1996-09-19  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1996-09-19 in POCAHONTAS, IL.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1996100218.
Incident date: 1996-09-19.
Location: POCAHONTAS, IL.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: GULLY TRANSPORTATION.
Shipper: GAGE PRODUCTS CO.
Materials: NA1993; COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 1370 LGA released | NA1993; COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID, N.O.S.; hazard class 2.0; 325 LGA released | UN1123; BUTYL ACETATES; hazard class 3; 45 LGA released | UN1263; PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND; hazard class 3; 63 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings; Weld or Seam / Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Weld or Seam.
How failed: Punctured; Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / 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=NHob%2BlVYgfFXQahpFkA3sA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `85589f8c51aca5c5f657efc2cfb6ce8af9b74560b1bd4bbe86f38d63d62ae7c4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T09:36:07.622Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1996100218`

### Source metadata

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}
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