PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2012010129 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — SPARKS, NV

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Incident X-2012010129PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2012010129. Incident date: 2011-12-27. Location: SPARKS, NV. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Blue Sky Weed Pest Control C/O Chevron. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.01671 GCF released. What failed: Vapor Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Loose Closure, 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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