PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2008050158 — CHLORINE — NEW HAVEN, CT

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Incident X-2008050158PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2008050158. Incident date: 2008-04-17. Location: NEW HAVEN, CT. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: CSX Transportation. Shipper: PCI Chemicals Canada Company. Materials: UN1017; CHLORINE; hazard class 2.3; 0.08355 GCF released. What failed: Loading or Unloading Lines. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Human Error. 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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