# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997091146 — DIESEL FUEL — ROCHESTER, MN

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997091146  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1997-08-18  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1997-08-18 in ROCHESTER, MN.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997091146.
Incident date: 1997-08-18.
Location: ROCHESTER, MN.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL FUELS INC.
Shipper: MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL FUELS INC.
Materials: NA1993; DIESEL FUEL; hazard class 3; 434 LGA released | UN1203; GASOLINE INCLUDES GASOLINE MIXED WITH ETHYL ALCOHOL, WITH NOT MORE THAN 10% ALCOHOL; hazard class 3; 84 LGA released.
What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Crushed.
Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
Reported result: Spillage, 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
- Source: <https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=SHe5WoDe%2FFCTwTawzyWzNA%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `e7a2789dd058bf8dc765b62631d4f2ed7797d3f6b75aa7f32bb9524ab5325d83`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T10:31:04.241Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1997091146`

### Source metadata

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    "MIDWEST INDUSTRIAL FUELS INC"
  ],
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  ],
  "routes": [
    "S HWY 63 1/2 MILE N OF HWY 30"
  ],
  "cities": [
    "ROCHESTER"
  ],
  "states": [
    "MN"
  ],
  "originCities": [
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  ],
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  "privacyCaveat": "The public CSV excludes preparer contact fields. Event Description is intentionally excluded from normalized records and search output to reduce incidental personal-information risk.",
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}
```