PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2019060197 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — BUFFALO, KS

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Incident E-2019060197PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2019060197. Incident date: 2019-05-07. Location: BUFFALO, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY. Shipper: Air Liquide AMERICA. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 50 LGA released. What failed: Piping or Fittings; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Leaked; Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Broken Component or Device; Derailment. 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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