PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2022081080 — ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID) — Montclair, CA

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Incident X-2022081080PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2022081080. Incident date: 2022-08-12. Location: Montclair, CA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Union Pacific Railroad. Shipper: MESSER LLC. Materials: UN1951; ARGON, REFRIGERATED LIQUID (CRYOGENIC LIQUID); hazard class 2.2; 24827.125 LGA released. What failed: Vapor Valve. How failed: Leaked. Reported failure causes: 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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