PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2016100158 — CHLORINE — DAVENPORT, IA

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Incident I-2016100158PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2016100158. Incident date: 2016-09-21. Location: DAVENPORT, IA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY INC. Shipper: MONSANTO CO. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0 GCF released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Non-Reclosing; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Burst or Ruptured; Vented. Reported failure causes: Commodity Self-Ignition; Loose Closure, 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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