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Utah Significant Incidents Listing

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

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

Utah 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)
Utah All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
01/21/2000 CORRINE CHEVRON PIPE LINE NORTHWEST REGION MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $182,700 35 35
01/15/2001 LEHI QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $358,042 N/A N/A
01/12/2002 GIANT PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,919 100 20
02/06/2002 SALT LAKE CITY CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $311,543 348 207
02/09/2002 PAYSON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $643,206 N/A N/A
05/22/2002 FORT DUCHESNE QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $107,590 N/A N/A
11/02/2002 CORINNE CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $292,366 450 405
11/29/2003 GARLAND QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 2 $117,369 N/A N/A
02/21/2004 MAPLETON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $114,508 N/A N/A
06/14/2004 MURRAY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $858,110 N/A N/A
08/25/2004 PARK CITY CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $433,296 700 470
02/18/2006 SOUTH WEBER QUESTAR GAS COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $478,237 N/A N/A
03/24/2006 PARK CITY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $107,428 N/A N/A
02/06/2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 0 $213,996 N/A N/A
03/14/2007 EVANSTON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $47,829 95 15
04/08/2007 PRICE QUESTAR PIPELINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $129,144 N/A N/A
06/16/2007 MONTEZUMA CREEK RUNNING HORSE PIPELINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $248,232 150 100
10/09/2007 MURRAY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $523,002 N/A N/A
03/16/2008 MAGNA QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $10,000 N/A N/A
04/13/2008 WASHINGTON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $151,044 N/A N/A
08/07/2008 SALT LAKE CITY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0 N/A N/A
Totals     2 5 $5,333,572 1,878 1,252
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Utah Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
01/21/2000 CORRINE CHEVRON PIPE LINE NORTHWEST REGION MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $182,700 35 35
01/12/2002 GIANT PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,919 100 20
02/06/2002 SALT LAKE CITY CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $311,543 348 207
11/02/2002 CORINNE CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $292,366 450 405
08/25/2004 PARK CITY CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $433,296 700 470
03/14/2007 EVANSTON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $47,829 95 15
06/16/2007 MONTEZUMA CREEK RUNNING HORSE PIPELINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $248,232 150 100
Totals     0 0 $1,521,888 1,878 1,252
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Utah Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (E)
01/21/2000 CORRINE CHEVRON PIPE LINE NORTHWEST REGION MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $182,700 35 35
01/12/2002 GIANT PIPELINE CO MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $5,919 100 20
02/06/2002 SALT LAKE CITY CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $311,543 348 207
11/02/2002 CORINNE CHEVRON PIPELINE CO CORROSION 0 0 $292,366 450 405
08/25/2004 PARK CITY CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $433,296 700 470
03/14/2007 EVANSTON ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIPELINE SYSTEM LLC MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $47,829 95 15
06/16/2007 MONTEZUMA CREEK RUNNING HORSE PIPELINE MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $248,232 150 100
Totals     0 0 $1,521,888 1,878 1,252
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Utah Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
01/15/2001 LEHI QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $358,042
02/18/2006 SOUTH WEBER QUESTAR GAS COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $478,237
04/08/2007 PRICE QUESTAR PIPELINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $129,144
Totals     0 0 $965,424
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Utah Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
01/15/2001 LEHI QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $358,042
02/18/2006 SOUTH WEBER QUESTAR GAS COMPANY ALL OTHER CAUSES 0 0 $478,237
04/08/2007 PRICE QUESTAR PIPELINE COMPANY MAT'L/WELD/EQUIP FAILURE 0 0 $129,144
Totals     0 0 $965,424
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No Data Available

Utah Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Date City Operator Cause Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (C) (D)
02/09/2002 PAYSON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $643,206
05/22/2002 FORT DUCHESNE QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $107,590
11/29/2003 GARLAND QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 2 $117,369
02/21/2004 MAPLETON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $114,508
06/14/2004 MURRAY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $858,110
03/24/2006 PARK CITY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $107,428
02/06/2007 SARATOGA SPRINGS QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 2 0 $213,996
10/09/2007 MURRAY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY EXCAVATION DAMAGE 0 0 $523,002
03/16/2008 MAGNA QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 1 $10,000
04/13/2008 WASHINGTON QUESTAR GAS COMPANY OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE DAMAGE 0 0 $151,044
08/07/2008 SALT LAKE CITY QUESTAR GAS COMPANY INCORRECT OPERATION 0 1 $0
Totals     2 5 $2,846,259
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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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