Table 1,,,,,,,,
U.S. Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995–2000,,,,,,,,
Cause,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,Average,
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Construction/material defect,13,8,12,19,8,7,11,15
"Corrosion, external",4,8,5,8,3,14,7,9
"Corrosion, internal",5,7,16,14,10,16,11,15
"Corrosion, not specified",0,0,0,0,1,1,0.3,0.4
Damage by outside force,27,38,28,37,18,20,28,37
Other,15,16,12,21,14,22,17,22
Total,64,77,73,99,54,80,75,99
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, from Form RSPA F-7100.2, available at http://ops.dot.gov/stats.htm, as of Oct. 1, 2001. ",,,,,,,,
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