PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1991120130 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — BROADVIEW, IL

Current as of 1991-11-21 Government source

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Incident I-1991120130PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1991120130. Incident date: 1991-11-21. Location: BROADVIEW, IL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CHICAGO CENTRAL & PACIFIC RR. Shipper: LAROCHE INDUSTRIES INC. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 50 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Corrosion - Exterior. Reported result: 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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