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Ohio Significant Incidents and Mileage Overview

The report below provides details and incident history for the pipeline systems in the state of Ohio.

The incidents reported below are limited to Significant Incidents (A) over the period 1999 to 2008 only. Each year and selected column totals provide links to focused reports showing the causes of the corresponding incidents.

The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3) and several pipeline mileage data sources as described below.

All mileages are for the year 2008 and are approximate as some data sources may not contain a complete record of state pipeline mileage for the year 2008.

See State Significant Incident Detail Listing for more information about each Significant Incident in Ohio

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

Ohio 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)
Pipeline Mileage Overview
Pipeline SystemMileage
Hazardous liquid line mileage 3,732
Gas transmission line mileage 10,194
Gas Gathering line mileage 1,137
Gas distribution mileage ( 3,569,883 total services (C)) 56,207
Total pipeline mileage 71,269
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 3 0 3 $1,006,508 0 0
2000 7 1 2 $1,699,110 24 0
2001 7 0 2 $1,150,326 303 168
2002 8 1 0 $2,849,109 55 7
2003 5 0 1 $1,025,627 412 354
2004 9 2 1 $2,525,462 1,902 1,902
2005 5 1 0 $7,169,989 1,474 669
2006 9 0 2 $2,189,007 276 75
2007 7 0 0 $1,695,170 357 289
2008 6 0 1 $6,469,806 488 3
Totals 66 5 12 $27,780,118 5,291 3,467
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 7 0 1 $3,451,328 374 122
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 7 1 1 $4,009,887 899 588
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 7 1 1 $2,778,012 529 347
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 7 1 1 $2,778,012 529 347
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 1 0 0 $158,340 24 0
2001 3 0 0 $345,143 303 168
2002 3 1 0 $500,941 55 7
2003 3 0 0 $732,202 412 354
2004 2 0 0 $477,110 1,902 1,902
2005 3 1 0 $6,886,222 1,474 669
2006 3 0 0 $1,038,211 276 75
2007 3 0 0 $212,918 357 289
2008 4 0 0 $4,400,721 488 3
Totals 25 2 0 $14,751,812 5,291 3,467
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 3 0 0 $1,883,950 374 122
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 3 0 0 $2,603,037 899 588
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 0 $1,475,181 529 347
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 0 $1,475,181 529 347
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Ohio Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 1 0 0 $158,340 24 0
2001 3 0 0 $345,143 303 168
2002 3 1 0 $500,941 55 7
2003 3 0 0 $732,202 412 354
2004 2 0 0 $477,110 1,902 1,902
2005 3 1 0 $6,886,222 1,474 669
2006 3 0 0 $1,038,211 276 75
2007 3 0 0 $212,918 357 289
2008 4 0 0 $4,400,721 488 3
Totals 25 2 0 $14,751,812 5,291 3,467
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 3 0 0 $1,883,950 374 122
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 3 0 0 $2,603,037 899 588
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 0 $1,475,181 529 347
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 0 $1,475,181 529 347
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Ohio Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 1 0 0 $602,857
2002 2 0 0 $243,127
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 1 0 0 $414,135
2005 2 0 0 $283,766
2006 1 0 0 $212,582
2007 1 0 0 $349,255
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 8 0 0 $2,105,725
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 0 $187,279
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 0 $251,948
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 0 $210,573
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 0 $210,573
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Ohio Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 1 0 0 $602,857
2002 2 0 0 $243,127
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 1 0 0 $414,135
2005 2 0 0 $283,766
2006 1 0 0 $212,582
2007 1 0 0 $349,255
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 8 0 0 $2,105,725
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 0 $187,279
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 0 $251,948
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 0 $210,573
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 0 $210,573
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Ohio Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 3 0 3 $1,006,508
2000 6 1 2 $1,540,770
2001 3 0 2 $202,325
2002 3 0 0 $2,105,040
2003 2 0 1 $293,424
2004 6 2 1 $1,634,216
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 5 0 2 $938,213
2007 3 0 0 $1,132,996
2008 2 0 1 $2,069,085
Totals 33 3 12 $10,922,580
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 3 0 1 $1,380,098
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 3 0 1 $1,154,902
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 3 0 1 $1,092,258
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 3 0 1 $1,092,258
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio All Pipeline Systems: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 2 0 3 $74,556 0 0
2000 2 1 2 $730,800 0 0
2001 2 0 2 $0 0 0
2002 1 1 0 $8,186 0 0
2003 1 0 1 $63,287 0 0
2004 2 2 1 $723,623 0 0
2005 1 1 0 $6,619,806 667 667
2006 1 0 2 $326,109 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 1 0 1 $251,480 0 0
Totals 13 5 12 $8,797,850 667 667
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $192,530 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 1 1 $1,584,204 133 133
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 1 1 $879,785 67 67
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 1 1 $879,785 67 67
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Hazardous Liquid: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 1 1 0 $8,186 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 1 1 0 $6,619,806 667 667
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 2 2 0 $6,627,992 667 667
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $1,323,961 133 133
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $662,799 67 67
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $662,799 67 67
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Ohio Hazardous Liquid Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 1 1 0 $8,186 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 1 1 0 $6,619,806 667 667
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 2 2 0 $6,627,992 667 667
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $1,323,961 133 133
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $662,799 67 67
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $662,799 67 67
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Ohio Hazardous Liquid Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E) Gross Barrels Lost Net Barrels Lost (F)
1999 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2002 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2003 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2004 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2005 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2006 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2007 0 0 0 $0 0 0
2008 0 0 0 $0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 $0 0 0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0 0 0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Transmission: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
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Ohio Gas Transmission Onshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
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Ohio Gas Transmission Offshore: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
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Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Gathering: 1999-2008
Year Number Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 0 0 0 $0
2000 0 0 0 $0
2001 0 0 0 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 0 0 0 $0
2004 0 0 0 $0
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 0 0 0 $0
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 0 0 0 $0
Totals 0 0 0 $0
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 0 0 0 $0
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 0 0 0 $0
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 0 0 0 $0
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 0 0 0 $0
Export Table

Note: Significant incidents include all serious incidents.

Ohio Gas Distribution: 1999-2008
Year Number (B) Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (D) (E)
1999 2 0 3 $74,556
2000 2 1 2 $730,800
2001 2 0 2 $0
2002 0 0 0 $0
2003 1 0 1 $63,287
2004 2 2 1 $723,623
2005 0 0 0 $0
2006 1 0 2 $326,109
2007 0 0 0 $0
2008 1 0 1 $251,480
Totals 11 3 12 $2,169,857
3 Year Average (2006-2008) 1 0 1 $192,530
5 Year Average (2004-2008) 1 0 1 $260,243
10 Year Average (1999-2008) 1 0 1 $216,986
20 Year Average (1989-2008) 1 0 1 $216,986
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Transmission Mileage by Commodity
Commodity Pipeline Miles %
Crude Oil 470 3.3%
Empty Liquid 254 1.8%
Hydrogen Gas 6 0.0%
Highly Volatile Liquid 500 3.5%
Liquid Petroleum Gas 68 0.4%
Natural Gas 10,218 72.9%
Natural Gas Liquids 57 0.4%
Nitrogen 43 0.3%
Other Gas 4 0.0%
Other Liquids 208 1.4%
Refined Products 2,176 15.5%
Totals 14,001 100%
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Transmission Mileage by County
County Gas Miles Liquid Miles %
Allen 68 251 2.2%
Ashland 339 43 2.7%
Ashtabula 22 0 0.1%
Athens 220 0 1.5%
Auglaize 14 111 0.8%
Belmont 168 0 1.2%
Brown 9 0 0.0%
Butler 112 99 1.5%
Carroll 241 40 2.0%
Champaign 7 18 0.1%
Clark 52 23 0.5%
Clermont 48 0 0.3%
Clinton 65 14 0.5%
Columbiana 313 82 2.8%
Coshocton 57 44 0.7%
Crawford 68 1 0.5%
Cuyahoga 73 68 1.0%
Darke 103 2 0.7%
Defiance 213 0 1.5%
Delaware 26 28 0.3%
Erie 67 0 0.4%
Fairfield 365 40 2.8%
Fayette 91 22 0.8%
Franklin 115 77 1.3%
Fulton 131 24 1.1%
Gallia 41 15 0.4%
Geauga 27 2 0.2%
Greene 105 5 0.7%
Guernsey 230 0 1.6%
Hamilton 104 76 1.2%
Hancock 107 204 2.2%
Hardin 105 37 1.0%
Harrison 125 23 1.0%
Henry 64 0 0.4%
Hocking 319 18 2.4%
Holmes 143 11 1.1%
Huron 88 125 1.5%
Jackson 232 28 1.8%
Jefferson 61 26 0.6%
Knox 112 0 0.8%
Lake 39 0 0.2%
Lawrence 108 25 0.9%
Licking 185 88 1.9%
Logan 45 39 0.6%
Lorain 293 78 2.6%
Lucas 86 201 2.0%
Madison 82 8 0.6%
Mahoning 171 86 1.8%
Marion 78 57 0.9%
Medina 126 49 1.2%
Meigs 85 0 0.6%
Mercer 35 81 0.8%
Miami 32 40 0.5%
Monroe 159 0 1.1%
Montgomery 134 56 1.3%
Morgan 174 0 1.2%
Morrow 42 19 0.4%
Muskingum 225 8 1.6%
Noble 159 0 1.1%
Ottawa 37 18 0.3%
Paulding 180 0 1.2%
Perry 108 0 0.7%
Pickaway 179 41 1.5%
Portage 106 118 1.6%
Preble 21 27 0.3%
Putnam 47 0 0.3%
Richland 265 34 2.1%
Ross 22 0 0.1%
Sandusky 130 40 1.2%
Scioto 150 0 1.0%
Seneca 183 140 2.3%
Shelby 88 65 1.1%
Stark 266 63 2.3%
Summit 260 114 2.6%
Trumbull 49 33 0.5%
Tuscarawas 182 28 1.5%
Union 32 46 0.5%
Van Wert 34 44 0.5%
Vinton 142 13 1.1%
Warren 138 50 1.3%
Washington 128 0 0.9%
Wayne 169 76 1.7%
Williams 19 25 0.3%
Wood 145 328 3.3%
Wyandot 44 38 0.5%
Totals 10,272 3,733 100%
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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. Gas distribution service lines (the connection between the distribution line and the end user) are not included in the Gas distribution mileage. The total number of such services is provided.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  4. Pipeline transmission mileage derived from the National Pipeline Mapping System - Feb 27, 2009
  5. Calendar year 2008 Gas Transmission Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008
  6. Calendar year 2008 Gas Distribution Annual Report from pipeline operators. - October 19, 2008

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