PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2002060415 — CHLORINE — NEW ORLEANS, LA

Current as of 2002-05-24 Government source

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Incident I-2002060415PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2002060415. Incident date: 2002-05-24. Location: NEW ORLEANS, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD. Shipper: VULCAN MATERIALS CO. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0 released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. Reported result: 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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