PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2012050354 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — SALEM, IL

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Incident E-2012050354PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2012050354. Incident date: 2012-05-13. Location: SALEM, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY INC. Shipper: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 6500 LGA released. What failed: Sample Line. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, 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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