PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2012080397 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — WINTERHAVEN, CA

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Incident I-2012080397PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2012080397. Incident date: 2012-04-27. Location: WINTERHAVEN, CA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: MASHBURN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.. Shipper: TAYLOR FARMS CALIFORNIA INC. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.3; 0.08355 GCF released. What failed: O-Ring or Seals. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Conveyer or Material Handling Equipment Mishap. 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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