PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017070057 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — GRANITE CITY, IL

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Incident E-2017070057PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017070057. Incident date: 2017-07-05. Location: GRANITE CITY, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ALTON SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO INC. Shipper: Linde. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 500 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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