PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003060456 — CHLORINE — MATFIELD GREEN, KS

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Incident I-2003060456PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003060456. Incident date: 2003-05-08. Location: MATFIELD GREEN, KS. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: CALABRIAN CHEM CO / DPC IND INC. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0 released | UN1079; SULFUR DIOXIDE; hazard class 2.3; 17366 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Basic Material; Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Manway or Dome Cover; Piping or Fittings / Basic Material. How failed: Crushed / Punctured. Reported failure causes: Derailment; Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage / Vehicular Crash or Accident Damage; Derailment. 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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