PHMSA incident report files are available to the public.
All the significant incident data used to create Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available for download from this page. Note that these files represent a subset of the operator reported incident files which can be obtained from the PHMSA FOIA On-Line Library. The files provided here have been filtered to include only Signfiicant Incidents.(A)
Current Incident Data Files
2008-10-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
Significant Incident data is comprised of six files, reflecting different pipeline systems and incident dates. Each data file is provided in both .txt (plain text) and .xls (MS Excel) format. Also, each data file is accompanied by a .txt file defining each field in the data file. Files beginning with "gd" contain Gas Distribution incident data. Files beginning with "gt" contain Gas Transmission and Gas Gathering incident data. Files beginning with "hl" contain Hazardous Liquid incident data.
Other data sources of interest
- PHMSA FOIA On-Line Library Incident Reports (includes all reported incidents)
- PHMSA FOIA On-Line Library Annuals Data
- National Pipeline Mapping System
- Energy Information Administration
- Bureau of Economic Analysis
Previous Incident Data Files
- 2008-08-25 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2008-07-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2008-04-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2008-02-19 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-10-19 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-09-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-06-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-05-15 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-03-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-02-14 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2007-01-16 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
- 2006-10-20 PHMSA Pipeline Safety - Significant Incidents.zip
More Pipeline Incidents and Mileage Reports are available.
Notes
- 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.