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New York Significant Incidents Listing

The report below provides some details for all reported significant incidents in the state of New York 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 New York.

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

New York 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)
New York All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
01/13/1999 BROOKLYN BROOKLYN UNION GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $0 N/A N/A
02/07/1999 BINGHAMTON NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $62,130 N/A N/A
02/16/1999 QUEENS BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $111,834 40 2
07/19/1999 SCARSDALE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK INCORRECT OPERATION 0 3 $0 N/A N/A
08/08/1999 BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $497,041 64 43
08/08/1999 POUGHKEEPSIE CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $12,426,035 N/A N/A
08/17/1999 GARDEN CITY KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 3 $0 N/A N/A
02/18/2000 MARCELLUS TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $121,800 N/A N/A
05/07/2000 ROSLYN HEIGHTS KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 6 0 $0 N/A N/A
05/19/2000 KINGS POINT KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $487,200 N/A N/A
06/12/2000 NISKAYUNA NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $548,100 N/A N/A
07/11/2000 BROOKLYN KEYSPAN ENERGY-WEST ALL OTHER CAUSES 3 0 $0 N/A N/A
10/26/2000 SYRACUSE NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
09/06/2001 GLENWOOD LANDING KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $119,015 N/A N/A
04/24/2002 MAINE BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $326,794 50 2
05/29/2002 POUGHKEEPSIE CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $202,157 N/A N/A
10/30/2002 ROME NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
10/22/2003 CORNWALL CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $345,205 N/A N/A
01/22/2004 NICHOLS CENTRAL NEW YORK OIL AND GAS CO LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $170,572 N/A N/A
01/25/2004 HARPURSVILLE TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $352,799 6,200 6,200
04/09/2004 HIGHLAND CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $2,284,310 N/A N/A
05/14/2004 OGDENSBURG ST LAWRENCE GAS CO INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 3 $114,737 N/A N/A
06/26/2004 CLAY BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $341,639 110 30
07/15/2004 RANDOLPH NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORP - NEW YORK OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 1 0 $425,913 N/A N/A
09/14/2004 WATERFORD NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $96,915 N/A N/A
10/12/2004 HUNTINGTON STATION KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $624,673 N/A N/A
12/01/2004 WYANDRANCH KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND CORROSION 0 0 $170,365 N/A N/A
12/03/2004 CUTCHOGUE KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,139,525 N/A N/A
12/15/2004 GATES BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,771,801 709 229
08/29/2005 LIVERPOOL BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $151,997 6 1
09/27/2005 NEW HYDE PARK KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,121,753 N/A N/A
12/10/2005 HORSEHEADS NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 5 $575,270 N/A N/A
03/05/2006 PORT EWEN CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $318,434 N/A N/A
03/21/2006 ROCHESTER ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $1,337 N/A N/A
04/10/2006 QUEENS KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $481,221 N/A N/A
06/28/2006 CONKLIN NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $106,143 N/A N/A
10/26/2006 GREECE ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
11/11/2006 HUNTINGTON KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $424,575 N/A N/A
07/03/2007 ELMIRA NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
11/01/2007 PERSIA KIANTONE PIPELINE CORP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $98,773 38 1
11/21/2007 SUNNYSIDE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 0 $0 N/A N/A
04/03/2008 SCARSDALE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,255,200 N/A N/A
06/10/2008 WAPPINGERS FALLS CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $530,006 N/A N/A
07/25/2008 FLUSHING CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 3 $0 N/A N/A
10/06/2008 JAMAICA BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,094,400 1,371 0
12/28/2008 AMITYVILLE KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY - LONG ISLAND ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $300,000 N/A N/A
Totals     12 25 $29,199,682 8,588 6,508
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New York Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/16/1999 QUEENS BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $111,834 40 2
08/08/1999 BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $497,041 64 43
04/24/2002 MAINE BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $326,794 50 2
01/25/2004 HARPURSVILLE TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $352,799 6,200 6,200
06/26/2004 CLAY BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $341,639 110 30
12/15/2004 GATES BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,771,801 709 229
08/29/2005 LIVERPOOL BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $151,997 6 1
11/01/2007 PERSIA KIANTONE PIPELINE CORP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $98,773 38 1
10/06/2008 JAMAICA BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,094,400 1,371 0
Totals     0 0 $4,747,082 8,588 6,508
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New York Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
02/16/1999 QUEENS BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $111,834 40 2
08/08/1999 BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $497,041 64 43
04/24/2002 MAINE BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $326,794 50 2
01/25/2004 HARPURSVILLE TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO., LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $352,799 6,200 6,200
06/26/2004 CLAY BUCKEYE PIPELINE CO LP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $341,639 110 30
12/15/2004 GATES BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,771,801 709 229
08/29/2005 LIVERPOOL BUCKEYE PIPE LINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $151,997 6 1
11/01/2007 PERSIA KIANTONE PIPELINE CORP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $98,773 38 1
10/06/2008 JAMAICA BUCKEYE PARTNERS, LP MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $1,094,400 1,371 0
Totals     0 0 $4,747,082 8,588 6,508
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New York Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
02/18/2000 MARCELLUS TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $121,800
05/29/2002 POUGHKEEPSIE CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $202,157
01/22/2004 NICHOLS CENTRAL NEW YORK OIL AND GAS CO LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $170,572
04/10/2006 QUEENS KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $481,221
Totals     0 0 $975,751
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New York Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
02/18/2000 MARCELLUS TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $121,800
05/29/2002 POUGHKEEPSIE CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $202,157
01/22/2004 NICHOLS CENTRAL NEW YORK OIL AND GAS CO LLC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $170,572
04/10/2006 QUEENS KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $481,221
Totals     0 0 $975,751
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New York Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
01/13/1999 BROOKLYN BROOKLYN UNION GAS CO ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 2 $0
02/07/1999 BINGHAMTON NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $62,130
07/19/1999 SCARSDALE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK INCORRECT OPERATION 0 3 $0
08/08/1999 POUGHKEEPSIE CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $12,426,035
08/17/1999 GARDEN CITY KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 3 $0
05/07/2000 ROSLYN HEIGHTS KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 6 0 $0
05/19/2000 KINGS POINT KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $487,200
06/12/2000 NISKAYUNA NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $548,100
07/11/2000 BROOKLYN KEYSPAN ENERGY-WEST ALL OTHER CAUSES 3 0 $0
10/26/2000 SYRACUSE NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0
09/06/2001 GLENWOOD LANDING KEYSPAN ENERGY CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $119,015
10/30/2002 ROME NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0
10/22/2003 CORNWALL CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $345,205
04/09/2004 HIGHLAND CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $2,284,310
05/14/2004 OGDENSBURG ST LAWRENCE GAS CO INC ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 3 $114,737
07/15/2004 RANDOLPH NATIONAL FUEL GAS DISTRIBUTION CORP - NEW YORK OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 1 0 $425,913
09/14/2004 WATERFORD NIAGARA MOHAWK POWER CORP INCORRECT OPERATION 0 0 $96,915
10/12/2004 HUNTINGTON STATION KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $624,673
12/01/2004 WYANDRANCH KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND CORROSION 0 0 $170,365
12/03/2004 CUTCHOGUE KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,139,525
09/27/2005 NEW HYDE PARK KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,121,753
12/10/2005 HORSEHEADS NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 5 $575,270
03/05/2006 PORT EWEN CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORPORATION EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $318,434
03/21/2006 ROCHESTER ROCHESTER GAS & ELECTRIC EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 1 $1,337
06/28/2006 CONKLIN NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $106,143
10/26/2006 GREECE ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0
11/11/2006 HUNTINGTON KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY LONG ISLAND (KEYSPAN GAS EAST CORP, DBA) EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $424,575
07/03/2007 ELMIRA NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 1 $0
11/21/2007 SUNNYSIDE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK ALL OTHER CAUSES 1 0 $0
04/03/2008 SCARSDALE CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $1,255,200
06/10/2008 WAPPINGERS FALLS CENTRAL HUDSON GAS & ELECTRIC CORP NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $530,006
07/25/2008 FLUSHING CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO OF NEW YORK ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 3 $0
12/28/2008 AMITYVILLE KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY - LONG ISLAND ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $300,000
Totals     12 25 $23,476,848
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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

See Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports for more pipeline safety reports.

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