PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988100549 — ARGON, COMPRESSED — AVON, IN

Current as of 1988-10-17 Government source

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Incident I-1988100549PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988100549. Incident date: 1988-10-17. Location: AVON, IN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC. Materials: UN1006; ARGON, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.2; 900 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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