PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2003110734 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — FORT MADISON, IA

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Incident I-2003110734PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2003110734. Incident date: 2003-10-16. Location: FORT MADISON, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: PRAXAIR INC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 675 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Weld or Seam. How failed: Cracked. Reported failure causes: Defective 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.#

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