# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2018030124 — LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS — VISALIA, CA

**Citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2018030124  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 2018-01-19  
**Published:** Not stated

Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 2018-01-19 in VISALIA, CA.

## Document text

PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2018030124.
Incident date: 2018-01-19.
Location: VISALIA, CA.
Mode: Highway.
Carrier/reporter: JACK GRIGGS INC.
Shipper: PLAWS LPG SERVICES L.P/PLAINS MARKETING L.P..
Materials: UN1075; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; hazard class 2.1; 5 LGA released.
What failed: Piping or Fittings.
How failed: Cracked.
Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident.
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://portalpublic.phmsa.dot.gov/analytics/saw.dll?Portal?PortalPath=/shared/Public%20Website%20Pages/_portal/Hazmat%20Incident%20Report%20Search>
- Source ID: `phmsa-hazmat-incidents`
- SHA-256: `2f520130318d20a81ad649d8c76ba8e7afece1d90a8226e2d10c9245ae2ac625`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T12:55:56.545Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T22:39:35.244Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-2018030124`

### Source metadata

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```