PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2009050059 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — ELIZABETH, NJ

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Incident E-2009050059PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2009050059. Incident date: 2009-04-21. Location: ELIZABETH, NJ. Mode: Water. Carrier/reporter: Horizon Lines. Shipper: Linde Gas of Puerto Rico. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 187.5 LGA released. What failed: Excess Flow Valve. How failed: Vented. Reported failure causes: Overfilled. 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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