PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1994091177 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — YERMO, CA

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Incident I-1994091177PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1994091177. Incident date: 1994-08-29. Location: YERMO, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: PRAXAIR INC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 2610 LGA released. What failed: Hose. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; Water Damage. 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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