PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2007091120 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — HUGHES SPRINGS, TX

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Incident I-2007091120PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2007091120. Incident date: 2007-08-17. Location: HUGHES SPRINGS, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: EPCO CARBON DIOXIDE PRD.. Shipper: EPCO CARBON DIOXIDE PRODUCTS. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 4500 LGA released. What failed: Valve Stem. How failed: Failed to Operate. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device. 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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