PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998080486
PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-1998080486
Incident I-1998080486PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-1998080486. Incident date: 1998-06-29. Location: PAGE, WA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO. Shipper: AGRIUM US INC / PRAXAIR CANADA INC. Materials: UN1942; AMMONIUM NITRATE, WITH NOT MORE THAN 0.2% OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, INCLUDING ANY ORGANIC SUBSTANCE CALCULATED AS CARBON TO THE EXCLUSION OF ANY OTHER ADDED SUBSTANCE; hazard class 5.1; 1200 SLB released | UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 16302 LGA released | UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 16309 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Cracked / Ripped or Torn. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Rollover Accident. 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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