PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2021010475 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — MONTPELIER, OH

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Incident X-2021010475PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2021010475. Incident date: 2020-12-29. Location: MONTPELIER, OH. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION. Shipper: Airgas USA LLC. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 59000 LGA released. What failed: Frangible Disc. How failed: Burst or Ruptured. Reported failure causes: Over-pressurized. 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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