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Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators Accident Summary Statistics by Year 1/1/1986 - 12/31/2008
Apr 13, 2009

Year

No. of Accidents

Fatalities

Injuries

Property Damage

Gross Loss
(Bbls)

Net Loss
(Bbls)

 

1986

210

4

32

$16,077,846

282,791

220,317

1987

237

3

20

$13,140,434

395,854

312,794

1988

193

2

19

$32,414,912

198,397

114,251

1989

163

3

38

$8,813,604

201,758

121,179

1990

180

3

7

$15,720,422

124,277

54,663

1991

216

0

9

$37,788,944

200,567

55,774

1992

212

5

38

$39,146,062

137,065

68,810

1993

229

0

10

$28,873,651

116,802

57,559

1994

245

1

7(1)

$62,166,058

164,387

114,002

1995

188

3

11

$32,518,689

110,237

53,113

1996

194

5

13

$85,136,315

160,316

100,949

1997

171

0

5

$55,186,642

195,549

103,129

1998

153

2

6

$63,308,923

149,500

60,791

1999

167

4

20

$86,355,560

167,230

104,487

2000

146

1

4

$150,555,745

108,652

56,953

2001

130

0

10

$25,346,751

98,348

77,456

2002

150

1

0

$47,458,846

95,792

77,316

2003

132

0

5

$49,988,230

80,162

50,528

2004

145

5

16

$146,331,831

88,287

68,563

2005

142

2

2

$154,079,670

137,167

45,839

2006

121

0

2

$61,582,401

136,583

54,004

2007

118

4

10

$51,326,084

90,034

68,762

2008

136

2

2

$109,582,271

126,110

95,506

 

 

 

       

Totals (2)

3978

50

286(1)

$1,372,899,891

3,565,866

2,136,745


Historical totals may change as PHMSA receives supplemental information on incidents.


(1) Does not include 1,851 injuries that required medical treatment reported for the October, 1994 accidents that were caused by severe flooding near Houston, Texas.

(2) The reporting criteria changed in 2002 adding small spills down to 5 gallons. The change was instituted on 2/7/2002. For continuity with past trending, the data from post-2/7/2002 accidents used in our statistical summary includes only accidents meeting the reporting criteria: Accidents with gross loss greater than or equal to 50 barrels; those involving any fatality or injury; fire/explosion not intentionally set; Highly Volatile Liquid releases with gross loss of 5 or more barrels; or those involving total costs greater than or equal to $50,000.

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