PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2022091117 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — ALLENTOWN, PA

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Incident X-2022091117PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2022091117. Incident date: 2022-08-21. Location: ALLENTOWN, PA. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: Norfolk Southern. Shipper: Linde Canada. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 1000 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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