PHMSA Hazmat Incident I-2023050115 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — Kansas City, MO

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Incident I-2023050115PHMSA hazardous materials incident report I-2023050115. Incident date: 2023-04-26. Location: Kansas City, MO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: THE KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: AIRGAS USA LLC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 300 LGA released. What failed: Liquid Valve; Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Missing Component or Device. Reported result: Spillage. 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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