PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2017100217 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — HOPEWELL, VA

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Incident I-2017100217PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2017100217. Incident date: 2017-09-19. Location: HOPEWELL, VA. Mode: Highway. Carrier/reporter: PRAXAIR, INC. USIG LIQUID BULK DISTRIBUTION. Shipper: PRAXAIR, INC. USIG LIQUID BULK DISTRIBUTION. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 4937.5 LGA released. What failed: Valve Body. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Broken 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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