PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2011040229 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — Klamath Falls, OR

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Incident X-2011040229PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2011040229. Incident date: 2011-04-03. Location: Klamath Falls, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: California Ammonia Company. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.13368 GCF released. What failed: Liquid Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Inadequate Preparation for Transportation. Reported result: Spillage, 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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