PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2007040705 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — PORTLAND, OR

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Incident I-2007040705PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2007040705. Incident date: 2007-02-20. Location: PORTLAND, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. Shipper: PRAXAIR INC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 7000 LGA released. What failed: Closure (e.g., Cap, Top, or Plug); Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device. 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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