PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991090312 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — SELKIRK, NY

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Incident I-1991090312PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991090312. Incident date: 1991-08-10. Location: SELKIRK, NY. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP(CONRAIL. Shipper: UNION CARBIDE CORP. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Over-pressurized. Reported result: Spillage, Vapor(Gas) Dispersion. 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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