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Serious Pipeline Incidents Details

This report is a sub-report of the PHMSA Serious Pipeline Incidents report. As such, it represents only Serious Incidents (A) over the time period and pipeline system specified.

The data source for this table is the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files.(1) (2) (3)

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

More Pipeline Incident and Mileage Reports are available.

National All Pipeline Systems: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
CORROSION
VARIOUS 3 6.1% 1 4 $190,154 3.5%
Sub Total 3 6.1% 1 4 $190,154 3.5%
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 19 38.7% 6 22 $3,866,880 71.9%
Sub Total 19 38.7% 6 22 $3,866,880 71.9%
HUMAN ERROR
VARIOUS 3 6.1% 0 3 $0 0.0%
Sub Total 3 6.1% 0 3 $0 0.0%
MATERIAL FAILURE
VARIOUS 3 6.1% 1 15 $339,272 6.3%
Sub Total 3 6.1% 1 15 $339,272 6.3%
NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE
VARIOUS 4 8.1% 0 4 $196,533 3.6%
Sub Total 4 8.1% 0 4 $196,533 3.6%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 17 34.6% 2 29 $779,632 14.5%
Sub Total 17 34.6% 2 29 $779,632 14.5%
Totals 49 100.0% 10 77 $5,372,471 100.0%
National, All Pipeline Systems, 1997
National Hazardous Liquid: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 3 75.0% 0 4 $1,919,945 98.5%
Sub Total 3 75.0% 0 4 $1,919,945 98.5%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 1 25.0% 0 1 $27,603 1.4%
Sub Total 1 25.0% 0 1 $27,603 1.4%
Totals 4 100.0% 0 5 $1,947,548 100.0%
National, Hazardous Liquid, 1997
National Hazardous Liquid Onshore: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 3 75.0% 0 4 $1,919,945 98.5%
Sub Total 3 75.0% 0 4 $1,919,945 98.5%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 1 25.0% 0 1 $27,603 1.4%
Sub Total 1 25.0% 0 1 $27,603 1.4%
Totals 4 100.0% 0 5 $1,947,548 100.0%
National, Hazardous Liquid Onshore, 1997

No Data Available

National Gas Transmission: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 3 75.0% 1 4 $1,361,750 100.0%
Sub Total 3 75.0% 1 4 $1,361,750100.0%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 1 25.0% 0 1 $0 0.0%
Sub Total 1 25.0% 0 1 $0 0.0%
Totals 4 100.0% 1 5 $1,361,750 100.0%
National, Gas Transmission, 1997
National Gas Transmission Onshore: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 3 75.0% 1 4 $1,361,750 100.0%
Sub Total 3 75.0% 1 4 $1,361,750100.0%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 1 25.0% 0 1 $0 0.0%
Sub Total 1 25.0% 0 1 $0 0.0%
Totals 4 100.0% 1 5 $1,361,750 100.0%
National, Gas Transmission Onshore, 1997

No Data Available

No Data Available

National Gas Distribution: Serious Incident Details: 1997
Reported Cause of Incident Number % Fatalities Injuries Property Damage (B) (C) % of Property Damage
CORROSION
VARIOUS 3 7.3% 1 4 $190,154 9.2%
Sub Total 3 7.3% 1 4 $190,154 9.2%
EXCAVATION DAMAGE
VARIOUS 13 31.7% 5 14 $585,185 28.3%
Sub Total 13 31.7% 5 14 $585,185 28.3%
HUMAN ERROR
VARIOUS 3 7.3% 0 3 $0 0.0%
Sub Total 3 7.3% 0 3 $0 0.0%
MATERIAL FAILURE
VARIOUS 3 7.3% 1 15 $339,272 16.4%
Sub Total 3 7.3% 1 15 $339,272 16.4%
NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE
VARIOUS 4 9.7% 0 4 $196,533 9.5%
Sub Total 4 9.7% 0 4 $196,533 9.5%
ALL OTHER CAUSES
VARIOUS 15 36.5% 2 27 $752,029 36.4%
Sub Total 15 36.5% 2 27 $752,029 36.4%
Totals 41 100.0% 9 67 $2,063,173 100.0%
National, Gas Distribution, 1997

Notes

  1. A serious pipeline safety incident is an event involving a fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization.
  2. Costs in the current year (2008) are nominal (as reported). The costs for incidents prior to 2008 are presented in 2007 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.
  3. 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 2007 dollars. Costs in current year (2008) are nominal.

Sources

  1. PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Filtered Incidents File - July 14, 2008
  2. PHMSA Gas Transmission Filtered Incidents File - July 14, 2008
  3. PHMSA Gas Distribution Filtered Incidents File - July 14, 2008

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

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