PHMSA Hazmat Incident X-2023081337 — CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID — AMHERST, TX

Current as of 2023-07-31 Government source

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Incident X-2023081337PHMSA hazardous materials incident report X-2023081337. Incident date: 2023-07-31. Location: AMHERST, TX. Mode: Rail. Carrier/reporter: BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY. Shipper: RELIANT GASES. Materials: UN2187; CARBON DIOXIDE, REFRIGERATED LIQUID; hazard class 2.2; 47.648871 LGA released. What failed: Pressure Relief Valve or Device - Reclosing. How failed: Torn Off or Damaged. Reported failure causes: Derailment. Reported result: Spillage. 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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