PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1997070207 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — ARTESIA, NM

Current as of 1997-06-13 Government source

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Incident I-1997070207PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1997070207. Incident date: 1997-06-13. Location: ARTESIA, NM. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: ULTRAMAR DIAMOND SHAMROCK. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 294.10001 GCF released. What failed: Basic Material. How failed: Cracked. 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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