{"operation":"document","citation":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988100549","title":"PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1988100549 — ARGON, COMPRESSED — AVON, IN","source_type":"incident","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"historical","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":"1988-10-17","summary":"Serious reporter-submitted hazardous materials transportation incident on 1988-10-17 in AVON, IN.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988100549.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988100549.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-hazmat-incident-i-1988100549","source_url":"https://portal.phmsa.dot.gov/PDFGenerator/getPublicReport/OHMIR_5800-1-PUBLIC?INCIDENTID=rHmgJPYQVKfoxIPPdZXdnQ%3D%3D","body":"PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1988100549.\nIncident date: 1988-10-17.\nLocation: AVON, IN.\nMode: Rail.\nCarrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL.\nShipper: BIG THREE INDUSTRIES INC.\nMaterials: UN1006; ARGON, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.2; 900 LGA released.\nWhat failed: Auxiliary Valve; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve.\nHow failed: Burst or Ruptured.\nReported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Over-pressurized.\nReported result: Spillage.\nReporter-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.","truncated":false,"body_characters":787}