PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2007100048 — CHLORINE — KEARNY, NJ

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Incident I-2007100048PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2007100048. Incident date: 2007-08-07. Location: KEARNY, NJ. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX TRANSPORTATION. Shipper: PCI CHEMICALS CANADA COMPANY. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.13368 GCF released. What failed: Gasket; Mounting Studs. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Misaligned Material, Component, or Device. Reported result: Spillage, 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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