PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003060224 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — LAREDO, MO

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Incident I-2003060224PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003060224. Incident date: 2003-05-27. Location: LAREDO, MO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: IOWA CHICAGO & EASTERN RR. Shipper: AIR LIQUIDE. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 200 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings. 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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