PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988070056 — NITROGEN, COMPRESSED — WESTMINSTER, VT

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Incident I-1988070056PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988070056. Incident date: 1988-06-18. Location: WESTMINSTER, VT. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY INC. Shipper: ARGONAL & CO LTD. Materials: UN1066; NITROGEN, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.2; 15520.5 LGA released. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage. 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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