PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2014100060 — AMMONIA ANHYDROUS — Somerville, TX

Current as of 2014-09-07 Government source

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Incident X-2014100060PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2014100060. Incident date: 2014-09-07. Location: Somerville, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF Railway Company. Shipper: Koch Nitrogen Company, LLC by Martin Product Sales LLC. Materials: UN1005; AMMONIA ANHYDROUS; hazard class 2.2; 0.03342 GCF released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing; Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Leaked; Leaked. Reported failure causes: Defective Component or Device; 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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