PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2008030191 — HYDROGEN, COMPRESSED — MIDDLEBURY, CT

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Incident E-2008030191PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2008030191. Incident date: 2008-02-12. Location: MIDDLEBURY, CT. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: Linde Inc. Shipper: Linde Inc. Materials: UN1049; HYDROGEN, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.1; 6.93465 GCF released. What failed: Valve Stem. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: 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.#

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