PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2011060207 — HYDROGEN, COMPRESSED — WINNIE, TX

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Incident I-2011060207PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2011060207. Incident date: 2011-02-12. Location: WINNIE, TX. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC. Shipper: PRAXAIR, INC. - NAIG LIQUID BULK DISTRIBUTION. Materials: UN1049; HYDROGEN, COMPRESSED; hazard class 2.1; 22000 GCF released. What failed: Piping or Fittings; Valve Seat. How failed: Cracked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Fire, Temperature, or Heat. Reported result: Fire. 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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