PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2005090035 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — LAKE CHARLES, LA

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Incident I-2005090035PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2005090035. Incident date: 2005-08-06. Location: LAKE CHARLES, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: TERRA INDUSTRIES. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.001044 GCF released. What failed: O-Ring or Seals; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing; Valve Seat. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging. 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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