PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1989010521 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — RUTHERFORD, PA

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Incident I-1989010521PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1989010521. Incident date: 1989-01-07. Location: RUTHERFORD, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: LIQUID CARBONICS CORP. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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