PHMSA Hazmat Incident E-2020030667 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — SALAMANCA, NY

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Incident E-2020030667PHMSA hazardous materials incident report E-2020030667. Incident date: 2020-03-12. Location: SALAMANCA, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BUFFALO & PITTSBURGH RAILROAD, INC.. Shipper: PRAXAIR CANADA INC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 0 released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. 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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