PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2006060312 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — IRONDALE, AL

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Incident I-2006060312PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2006060312. Incident date: 2006-05-26. Location: IRONDALE, AL. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: BOC GASES. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 1250 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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