PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2011010134 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — Kansas City, MO

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Incident X-2011010134PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2011010134. Incident date: 2010-12-23. Location: Kansas City, MO. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Kansas City Southern Railroad. Shipper: Air Liquide Industrial US LP. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 200 LGA released. What failed: Valve Stem; Vapor Valve. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, Component, or Device; Human Error. 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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