PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994070301 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — LA JUNTA, CO

Current as of 1994-05-31 Government source

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Incident I-1994070301PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994070301. Incident date: 1994-05-31. Location: LA JUNTA, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE RY. Shipper: NITROMITE FERTILIZER. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 1227.5 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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