PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2012020001 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — Portland, OR

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Incident X-2012020001PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2012020001. Incident date: 2012-01-04. Location: Portland, OR. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Simplot Phosphates LLC. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.26736 GCF released. What failed: O-Ring or Seals. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: Deterioration or Aging. 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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