# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002071485 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — LEASBURG, MO

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002071485  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2002-06-28  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2002-06-28 in LEASBURG, MO.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002071485.
Incident date: 2002-06-28.
Location: LEASBURG, MO.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: KELLEY JACK B INC.
Shipper: BOC GASES.
Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 5682.5 LGA released.
How failed: Ripped or Torn.
Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage.
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=%2BbJJeqFCHUUgojiGwejDJQ%3D%3D>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `ce924e0448e9cb63441598926cab3af21843d1afe36d84a02626a21f4b18d133`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T09:48:07.730Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2002071485`

### Source metadata

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  "routes": [
    "ON INTERSTATE 44 AT MILE MARKE"
  ],
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    "LEASBURG"
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  "states": [
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  "originCities": [],
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}
```