PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2004040572 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — BARSTOW, CA

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Incident I-2004040572PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2004040572. Incident date: 2004-03-06. Location: BARSTOW, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE. Shipper: BOC GASES. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 125 LGA released. What failed: Auxiliary Valve; Piping or Fittings; Vapor Valve. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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