# PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1986090016 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — BIRMINGHAM, AL

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- **citation:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1986090016
- **title:** PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1986090016 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — BIRMINGHAM, AL
- **source type:** incident
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** Not available
- **effective on:** 1986-08-16
- **summary:** Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1986-08-16 in BIRMINGHAM, AL.
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PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1986090016.
Incident date: 1986-08-16.
Location: BIRMINGHAM, AL.
Mode: Rail.
Carrier/reporter: SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM.
Shipper: CARDOX DIV CHEMTRON.
Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 1250 LGA released.
What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.
How failed: Burst or Ruptured.
Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized.
Reported result: Spillage.
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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