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Indiana Significant Incidents Listing

The report below provides some details for all reported significant incidents in the state of Indiana over the period 1999-2008.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) only.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3).

See State Significant Incident and Mileage Overview for a summary of pipeline systems in Indiana.

Where appropriate, the table columns can be sorted by clicking the corresponding column header.

Indiana Pipeline Safety Regulatory Fact Sheet

More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.

Important Update: As of October 2009, these reports were modified to exclude Gas Distribution incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure (B)
Indiana All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/09/1999 WHEATFIELD NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $155,325 N/A N/A
03/19/1999 SCHERERVILLE TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $642,426 285 185
03/30/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $509,467 1,487 50
04/07/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $267,159 250 15
09/19/1999 DYER TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $465,976 2,492 1,192
10/16/1999 FORT WAYNE NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
03/15/2000 GARY NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
07/02/2000 LYNN ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $91,350 N/A N/A
09/13/2000 FRENCH LICK TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP CORROSION 0 0 $17,052 11 11
10/12/2000 CLARKSVILLE INDIANA GAS CO INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $196,950 N/A N/A
11/03/2000 VALPARAISO NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $365,400 N/A N/A
12/06/2000 ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $115,784 N/A N/A
02/06/2001 TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $9,521 75 0
01/29/2002 HAMMOND EXPLORER PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,533 123 5
04/08/2002 COLUMBUS ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,375,369 N/A N/A
09/09/2002 SHELBYVILLE ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $244,247 N/A N/A
11/27/2002 LAFAYETTE INDIANA GAS CO INC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $409,313 N/A N/A
01/19/2003 HIGHLAND NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 0 $80,547 N/A N/A
03/23/2003 MITCHELL ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $273,046 N/A N/A
05/08/2003 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $11,506 700 5
06/10/2003 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $500,547 N/A N/A
10/14/2003 FRENCH LICK TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORP (DUKE) CORROSION 0 0 $723,701 N/A N/A
10/17/2003 SEYMOUR TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $136,571 930 816
02/04/2004 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $1,022,193 N/A N/A
04/03/2004 EVANSVILLE SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC CO INCORRECT OPERATION 2 1 $687,140 N/A N/A
06/15/2004 HAMMOND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION-TERMINALS CORROSION 0 0 $102,274 0 0
07/23/2004 FORT WAYNE NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,142,926 N/A N/A
12/23/2004 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $113,577 N/A N/A
01/06/2005 NOBLESVILLE INDIANA GAS COMPANY INC NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $785,227 N/A N/A
01/12/2005 OAKLAND CITY TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $48,403 225 90
02/09/2005 REMINGTON NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $168,322 N/A N/A
02/23/2005 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $280,671 N/A N/A
05/05/2005 EAST CHICAGO BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $67,417 85 20
06/27/2005 EVANSVILLE SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 1 $0 N/A N/A
07/11/2005 WHEATLAND TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
07/28/2005 BROOKSTON INDIANA GAS CO INC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $475,184 N/A N/A
10/14/2005 GREENWOOD INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $192,501 N/A N/A
01/13/2006 HOLLANDSBURG MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $207,022 0 0
03/09/2006 SEYMOUR INDIANA GAS CO INC NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $2,141,432 N/A N/A
11/20/2006 HUNTINGTON INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 2 $955,294 N/A N/A
02/20/2007 NEW TRENTON TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,999,308 700 84
07/06/2007 DUBOIS INDIANA NATURAL GAS CORPORATION OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $26,948 N/A N/A
08/20/2007 MUNSTER BP PIPELINES CORROSION 0 0 $220,189 0 0
01/09/2008 MONTICELLO NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $215,000 N/A N/A
04/15/2008 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $105,000 260 0
05/21/2008 COLUMBIA CITY NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $100,000 N/A N/A
05/27/2008 NEW CARLISLE ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $100,000 6 6
Totals     7 14 $17,846,834 7,630 2,480
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Indiana Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
03/19/1999 SCHERERVILLE TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $642,426 285 185
03/30/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $509,467 1,487 50
04/07/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $267,159 250 15
09/19/1999 DYER TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $465,976 2,492 1,192
09/13/2000 FRENCH LICK TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP CORROSION 0 0 $17,052 11 11
02/06/2001 TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $9,521 75 0
01/29/2002 HAMMOND EXPLORER PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,533 123 5
05/08/2003 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $11,506 700 5
10/17/2003 SEYMOUR TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $136,571 930 816
06/15/2004 HAMMOND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION-TERMINALS CORROSION 0 0 $102,274 0 0
01/12/2005 OAKLAND CITY TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $48,403 225 90
05/05/2005 EAST CHICAGO BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $67,417 85 20
01/13/2006 HOLLANDSBURG MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $207,022 0 0
02/20/2007 NEW TRENTON TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,999,308 700 84
08/20/2007 MUNSTER BP PIPELINES CORROSION 0 0 $220,189 0 0
04/15/2008 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $105,000 260 0
05/27/2008 NEW CARLISLE ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $100,000 6 6
Totals     0 1 $5,008,831 7,630 2,480
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Indiana Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
03/19/1999 SCHERERVILLE TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $642,426 285 185
03/30/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $509,467 1,487 50
04/07/1999 MARATHON ASHLAND PIPE LINE LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $267,159 250 15
09/19/1999 DYER TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $465,976 2,492 1,192
09/13/2000 FRENCH LICK TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP CORROSION 0 0 $17,052 11 11
02/06/2001 TRANSMONTAIGNE PIPELINE INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $9,521 75 0
01/29/2002 HAMMOND EXPLORER PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,533 123 5
05/08/2003 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $11,506 700 5
10/17/2003 SEYMOUR TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $136,571 930 816
06/15/2004 HAMMOND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION-TERMINALS CORROSION 0 0 $102,274 0 0
01/12/2005 OAKLAND CITY TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $48,403 225 90
05/05/2005 EAST CHICAGO BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $67,417 85 20
01/13/2006 HOLLANDSBURG MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $207,022 0 0
02/20/2007 NEW TRENTON TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE COMPANY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,999,308 700 84
08/20/2007 MUNSTER BP PIPELINES CORROSION 0 0 $220,189 0 0
04/15/2008 GRIFFITH ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $105,000 260 0
05/27/2008 NEW CARLISLE ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $100,000 6 6
Totals     0 1 $5,008,831 7,630 2,480
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Indiana Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
01/29/2002 HAMMOND EXPLORER PIPELINE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $99,533 123 5
Totals     0 0 $99,533 123 5
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Indiana Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
07/02/2000 LYNN ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $91,350
12/06/2000 ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $115,784
04/08/2002 COLUMBUS ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,375,369
09/09/2002 SHELBYVILLE ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $244,247
03/23/2003 MITCHELL ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $273,046
10/14/2003 FRENCH LICK TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORP (DUKE) CORROSION 0 0 $723,701
07/11/2005 WHEATLAND TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $0
07/28/2005 BROOKSTON INDIANA GAS CO INC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $475,184
Totals     0 1 $3,298,683
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Indiana Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
07/02/2000 LYNN ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $91,350
12/06/2000 ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $115,784
04/08/2002 COLUMBUS ANR PIPELINE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,375,369
09/09/2002 SHELBYVILLE ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $244,247
03/23/2003 MITCHELL ANR PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $273,046
10/14/2003 FRENCH LICK TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION CORP (DUKE) CORROSION 0 0 $723,701
07/11/2005 WHEATLAND TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $0
07/28/2005 BROOKSTON INDIANA GAS CO INC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $475,184
Totals     0 1 $3,298,683
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Indiana Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
02/09/1999 WHEATFIELD NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $155,325
10/16/1999 FORT WAYNE NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $0
03/15/2000 GARY NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $0
10/12/2000 CLARKSVILLE INDIANA GAS CO INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $196,950
11/03/2000 VALPARAISO NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $365,400
11/27/2002 LAFAYETTE INDIANA GAS CO INC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $409,313
01/19/2003 HIGHLAND NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 0 $80,547
06/10/2003 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $500,547
02/04/2004 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $1,022,193
04/03/2004 EVANSVILLE SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS & ELECTRIC CO INCORRECT OPERATION 2 1 $687,140
07/23/2004 FORT WAYNE NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $1,142,926
12/23/2004 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $113,577
01/06/2005 NOBLESVILLE INDIANA GAS COMPANY INC NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $785,227
02/09/2005 REMINGTON NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $168,322
02/23/2005 INDIANAPOLIS CITIZENS GAS & COKE UTILITY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $280,671
06/27/2005 EVANSVILLE SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 1 $0
10/14/2005 GREENWOOD INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $192,501
03/09/2006 SEYMOUR INDIANA GAS CO INC NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $2,141,432
11/20/2006 HUNTINGTON INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 2 $955,294
07/06/2007 DUBOIS INDIANA NATURAL GAS CORPORATION OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $26,948
01/09/2008 MONTICELLO NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $215,000
05/21/2008 COLUMBIA CITY NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $100,000
Totals     7 12 $9,539,320
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Notes

  1. Significant Incidents are those incidents reported by pipeline operators with any of the following conditions are met: 1) fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization. 2) $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars. 3) highly volatile liquid releases of 5 barrels or more or other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more. 4) liquid releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion. Note: Significant Incidents include all Serious Incidents. Unless otherwise noted, any counts of Significant Incidents also include Serious Incidents.
  2. Gas Distribution incidents where fire/explosion was the primary cause of failure, such as a house fire that subsequently resulted in - but was not caused by - a distribution line failure are excluded from 2004 onward. This exclusion has not been applied in years prior to 2004 due to difficulty in identifying these types of events with the older report formats.
  3. The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2008 dollars. Cost of Gas lost is indexed via the Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas City Gate Prices. All other costs are adjusted via the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Government Printing Office inflation values.
  4. For years 2002 and later, property damage is estimated as the sum of all public and private costs reported in the 30-day incident report. For years prior to 2002, accident report forms did not include a breakdown of public and private costs so property damage for these years is the reported total property damage field in the report. All costs prior to 2008 are expressed in 2008 dollars.
  5. Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Spilled and Barrels Recovered.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Flagged Incidents File - October 14, 2009

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