PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2014120089 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — MER ROUGE, LA

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Incident X-2014120089PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2014120089. Incident date: 2014-10-05. Location: MER ROUGE, LA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: Air Liquide. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 22375 LGA released | UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 24857.5 LGA released. What failed: Tank Shell; Tank Shell. How failed: Leaked; Punctured. Reported failure causes: Rollover Accident; Rollover Accident. 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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