PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2012100111 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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Incident X-2012100111PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2012100111. Incident date: 2012-09-21. Location: MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF Railway Company. Shipper: Gavilon Fertilizer, LLC. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.01671 GCF released. What failed: Liquid Valve; Vapor Valve. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Valve Open; Valve Open. 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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