The report below provides details for serious incidents reported in 2005.
The incidents reported below are limited to Serious Incidents (A) only.
The data sources for this report are the PHMSA Filtered Incident Files (1) (2) (3).
Where appropriate, the table columns can be sorted by clicking the corresponding column header.
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Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) | Gross Barrels Lost | Net Barrels Lost (D) |
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01/12/2005 | IL | THE PEOPLES GAS LIGHT... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A | |
01/19/2005 | NE | DOUGLAS | METROPOLITAN UTILITIES... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | FIRE/EXPLOSION AS... | 0 | 1 | $756,023 | N/A | N/A |
01/30/2005 | NJ | UNION | ELIZABETHTOWN GAS COMPANY | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 3 | $761,521 | N/A | N/A |
02/08/2005 | MI | EATON | CONSUMERS ENERGY | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $2,164,506 | N/A | N/A |
02/24/2005 | TN | COFFEE | ELK RIVER PUBLIC UTILITY... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $1,118 | N/A | N/A |
03/15/2005 | TX | NACOGDOCHES | KINDER MORGAN TEJAS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
03/16/2005 | PA | ALLEGHENY | COLUMBIA GAS OF... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 2 | $178,638 | N/A | N/A |
04/06/2005 | MA | SUFFOLK | BOSTON GAS COMPANY DBA... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
04/15/2005 | AZ | PIMA | SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $474 | N/A | N/A |
04/16/2005 | LA | SAINT JAMES | WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE -... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $3,319 | N/A | N/A |
04/18/2005 | IL | OGLE | NICOR GAS | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $162,889 | N/A | N/A |
05/23/2005 | KS | WYANDOTTE | MAGELLAN PIPELINE... | CORROSION | CORROSION, EXTERNAL | 0 | 1 | $3,414,023 | 2,936 | 2,406 |
05/27/2005 | AZ | PIMA | SOUTHWEST GAS | MATERIAL FAILURE | BODY OF PIPE | 0 | 1 | $243,007 | N/A | N/A |
06/07/2005 | TX | JIM HOGG | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 1 | 0 | $15,282 | 3 | 3 |
06/18/2005 | TX | PANOLA | GULF SOUTH PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | $324,383 | N/A | N/A |
06/27/2005 | TN | HAYWOOD | BROWNSVILLE UTILITIES ... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $15,809 | N/A | N/A |
06/27/2005 | IN | VANDERBURGH | SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 2 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
06/28/2005 | IL | COOK | NICOR GAS | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
07/05/2005 | NM | DONA ANA | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $5,400 | N/A | N/A |
07/07/2005 | CA | SANTA CLARA | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO | CORROSION | CORROSION, INTERNAL | 0 | 1 | $437,511 | N/A | N/A |
07/11/2005 | IN | KNOX | TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION,... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
07/21/2005 | NJ | CUMBERLAND | SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $736 | N/A | N/A |
08/02/2005 | TN | RUTHERFORD | ATMOS ENERGY | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | OPERATOR EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $134,221 | N/A | N/A |
08/11/2005 | TX | ANGELINA | SUNOCO PIPELINE L. P. | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $120,950 | 442 | 442 |
09/07/2005 | MA | BOSTON GAS COMPANY DBA... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | $0 | N/A | N/A | |
09/13/2005 | NE | DOUGLAS | METROPOLITAN UTILITIES... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | VANDALISM | 2 | 2 | $75,602 | N/A | N/A |
09/15/2005 | MT | PARK | NORTHWESTERN ENERGY | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $541,096 | N/A | N/A |
09/16/2005 | OK | OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 1 | 0 | $7,246 | N/A | N/A |
09/18/2005 | OH | BUTLER | TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | $0 | 667 | 667 |
09/25/2005 | PA | PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | VANDALISM | 1 | 1 | $38,503 | N/A | N/A |
09/30/2005 | LA | WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON PARISH GAS... | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE | HIGH WINDS | 1 | 0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
10/04/2005 | MN | WASHINGTON | NORTHERN STATES POWER... | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE | EARTH MOVEMENT | 0 | 2 | $280,808 | N/A | N/A |
10/06/2005 | WV | GILMER | EQUITRANS, LP | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 2 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
10/10/2005 | AL | JEFFERSON | ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 3 | 0 | $54,001 | N/A | N/A |
10/14/2005 | IN | JOHNSON | INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $185,092 | N/A | N/A |
10/20/2005 | PA | ALLEGHENY | EQUITABLE GAS COMPANY | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
10/25/2005 | CO | ADAMS | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 2 | 1 | $49 | N/A | N/A |
11/09/2005 | IA | JACKSON | NORTHERN NATURAL GAS... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $321,294 | N/A | N/A |
12/10/2005 | NY | NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 5 | $553,768 | N/A | N/A | |
12/11/2005 | TX | HARRIS | CENTERPOINT ENERGY | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | FIRE/EXPLOSION AS... | 1 | 0 | $0 | N/A | N/A |
12/13/2005 | NJ | BERGEN | PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 2 | $2,980,410 | N/A | N/A |
Totals | 16 | 48 | $13,777,693 | 4,048 | 3,518 |
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) | Gross Barrels Lost | Net Barrels Lost (D) |
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05/23/2005 | KS | WYANDOTTE | MAGELLAN PIPELINE... | CORROSION | CORROSION, EXTERNAL | 0 | 1 | $3,414,023 | 2,936 | 2,406 |
06/07/2005 | TX | JIM HOGG | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 1 | 0 | $15,282 | 3 | 3 |
08/11/2005 | TX | ANGELINA | SUNOCO PIPELINE L. P. | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $120,950 | 442 | 442 |
09/18/2005 | OH | BUTLER | TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | $0 | 667 | 667 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | $3,550,256 | 4,048 | 3,518 |
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) | Gross Barrels Lost | Net Barrels Lost (D) |
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05/23/2005 | KS | WYANDOTTE | MAGELLAN PIPELINE... | CORROSION | CORROSION, EXTERNAL | 0 | 1 | $3,414,023 | 2,936 | 2,406 |
06/07/2005 | TX | JIM HOGG | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 1 | 0 | $15,282 | 3 | 3 |
08/11/2005 | TX | ANGELINA | SUNOCO PIPELINE L. P. | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $120,950 | 442 | 442 |
09/18/2005 | OH | BUTLER | TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | $0 | 667 | 667 |
Totals | 2 | 2 | $3,550,256 | 4,048 | 3,518 |
No Data Available
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) |
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03/15/2005 | TX | NACOGDOCHES | KINDER MORGAN TEJAS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 |
04/16/2005 | LA | SAINT JAMES | WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE -... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $3,319 |
06/18/2005 | TX | PANOLA | GULF SOUTH PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | $324,383 |
07/11/2005 | IN | KNOX | TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION,... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $0 |
11/09/2005 | IA | JACKSON | NORTHERN NATURAL GAS... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $321,294 |
Totals | 0 | 5 | $648,998 |
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) |
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03/15/2005 | TX | NACOGDOCHES | KINDER MORGAN TEJAS... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 |
04/16/2005 | LA | SAINT JAMES | WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE -... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $3,319 |
06/18/2005 | TX | PANOLA | GULF SOUTH PIPELINE... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | $324,383 |
07/11/2005 | IN | KNOX | TEXAS GAS TRANSMISSION,... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $0 |
11/09/2005 | IA | JACKSON | NORTHERN NATURAL GAS... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $321,294 |
Totals | 0 | 5 | $648,998 |
No Data Available
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) |
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10/06/2005 | WV | GILMER | EQUITRANS, LP | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Totals | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Date | State | County | Operator | Primary Cause | Secondary Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage (B) (C) |
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01/12/2005 | IL | THE PEOPLES GAS LIGHT... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 1 | $0 | |
01/19/2005 | NE | DOUGLAS | METROPOLITAN UTILITIES... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | FIRE/EXPLOSION AS... | 0 | 1 | $756,023 |
01/30/2005 | NJ | UNION | ELIZABETHTOWN GAS COMPANY | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 3 | $761,521 |
02/08/2005 | MI | EATON | CONSUMERS ENERGY | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $2,164,506 |
02/24/2005 | TN | COFFEE | ELK RIVER PUBLIC UTILITY... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $1,118 |
03/16/2005 | PA | ALLEGHENY | COLUMBIA GAS OF... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 2 | $178,638 |
04/06/2005 | MA | SUFFOLK | BOSTON GAS COMPANY DBA... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $0 |
04/15/2005 | AZ | PIMA | SOUTHWEST GAS CORPORATION | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $474 |
04/18/2005 | IL | OGLE | NICOR GAS | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 2 | $162,889 |
05/27/2005 | AZ | PIMA | SOUTHWEST GAS | MATERIAL FAILURE | BODY OF PIPE | 0 | 1 | $243,007 |
06/27/2005 | TN | HAYWOOD | BROWNSVILLE UTILITIES ... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $15,809 |
06/27/2005 | IN | VANDERBURGH | SOUTHERN INDIANA GAS AND... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 2 | 1 | $0 |
06/28/2005 | IL | COOK | NICOR GAS | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 |
07/05/2005 | NM | DONA ANA | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 0 | 1 | $5,400 |
07/07/2005 | CA | SANTA CLARA | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO | CORROSION | CORROSION, INTERNAL | 0 | 1 | $437,511 |
07/21/2005 | NJ | CUMBERLAND | SOUTH JERSEY GAS COMPANY | ALL OTHER CAUSES | MISCELLANEOUS | 0 | 1 | $736 |
08/02/2005 | TN | RUTHERFORD | ATMOS ENERGY | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | OPERATOR EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $134,221 |
09/07/2005 | MA | BOSTON GAS COMPANY DBA... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 1 | 0 | $0 | |
09/13/2005 | NE | DOUGLAS | METROPOLITAN UTILITIES... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | VANDALISM | 2 | 2 | $75,602 |
09/15/2005 | MT | PARK | NORTHWESTERN ENERGY | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $541,096 |
09/16/2005 | OK | OKLAHOMA | OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS... | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | CAR, TRUCK OR OTHER... | 1 | 0 | $7,246 |
09/25/2005 | PA | PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | VANDALISM | 1 | 1 | $38,503 |
09/30/2005 | LA | WASHINGTON | WASHINGTON PARISH GAS... | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE | HIGH WINDS | 1 | 0 | $0 |
10/04/2005 | MN | WASHINGTON | NORTHERN STATES POWER... | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE | EARTH MOVEMENT | 0 | 2 | $280,808 |
10/10/2005 | AL | JEFFERSON | ALABAMA GAS CORPORATION | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 3 | 0 | $54,001 |
10/14/2005 | IN | JOHNSON | INDIANA GAS COMPANY, INC. | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 1 | $185,092 |
10/20/2005 | PA | ALLEGHENY | EQUITABLE GAS COMPANY | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 0 | 1 | $0 |
10/25/2005 | CO | ADAMS | PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY... | HUMAN ERROR | INCORRECT OPERATION | 2 | 1 | $49 |
12/10/2005 | NY | NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC... | ALL OTHER CAUSES | UNKNOWN | 0 | 5 | $553,768 | |
12/11/2005 | TX | HARRIS | CENTERPOINT ENERGY | OTHER OUTSIDE FORCE... | FIRE/EXPLOSION AS... | 1 | 0 | $0 |
12/13/2005 | NJ | BERGEN | PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC... | EXCAVATION DAMAGE | THIRD PARTY EXCAVATION... | 0 | 2 | $2,980,410 |
Totals | 14 | 39 | $9,578,437 |
Notes
- A serious pipeline safety incident is an event involving a fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization.
- 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.
- 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.
- Net Barrels Lost applies only to Liquid incidents and is the difference between Gross Barrels Lost and Barrels Recovered.
Sources
- PHMSA Hazardous Liquid Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
- PHMSA Gas Transmission Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
- PHMSA Gas Distribution Filtered Incidents File - October 14, 2008
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