PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2001100456 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — DENVER, CO

Current as of 2001-09-07 Government source

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationOfficial agency material

View source

Incident I-2001100456PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2001100456. Incident date: 2001-09-07. Location: DENVER, CO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: AIR LIQUID AMERICA/CARDOX. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 500 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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.#

This material provides agency context. It does not replace binding regulatory text, and its legal effect depends on the underlying authority and facts.