PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2017080705 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — PASCAGOULA, MS

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Incident E-2017080705PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2017080705. Incident date: 2017-08-22. Location: PASCAGOULA, MS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: HELENA CHEMICAL CO. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.3; 2.6736 GCF released. What failed: Mounting Studs. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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