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Table 1
U.S. Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995–2000

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Cause	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	Average
Cause	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	1995–2000	Percent
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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Table 1 U.S. Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995–2000

Table 1
U.S. Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995–2000