A "significant incident" results in any of the following consequences:
fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization
$50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars
liquid releases of five or more barrels (42 US gal/barrel)
releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion
PHMSA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) post incident data, and results of investigations, into accidents involving pipelines that carry a variety of products, including natural gas, oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, carbon dioxide, and other substances. Occasionally pipelines are repurposed to carry different products.[1]
On February 16, a gas pipeline exploded and burned near
Monument, New Mexico. There were no injuries.[2]
On March 5,
CenterPoint Energy employees were excavating a gas pipeline in
Harris County, Texas when the line ruptured, causing a gas explosion and fire. 7 employees were injured.[3]
On March 16, 2021, Buckeye Partner’s 12-inch hazardous liquid pipeline Line 602 ruptured and released approximately 14,800 gallons of unleaded gasoline in
Linden, New Jersey. Gasoline entered a swamp near the
Arthur Kill River.[4]
At approximately 7:25 pm EDT on June 26, TGP’s 24-inch
Tennessee Gas Pipeline ruptured and reportedly released approximately 11,000 MCF of natural gas in
West Bloomfield, New York. There was no fire or injuries.[5]
On June 28, during a pipeline pig run, two people were killed and two were injured at Atmos Energy in
Collin County, Texas. An investigation found that a leak on a mainline valve and improper procedures caused the accident.[6]
On July 22, a natural gas transmission pipeline exploded & burned in
Ellsworth County, Kansas. There were no injuries reported.[7]
On August 15, an
El Paso Natural Gas gas transmission pipeline exploded and burned in
Coolidge, Arizona. 2 people were killed and another was seriously burned.[8]
On October 23, a bulldozer operator hit a gas line, at a shopping center under construction in
Brenham, Texas. This resulted in a fire engulfing the bulldozer. The bulldozer operator was airlifted to a hospital with burns.[9]
On December 27, a leak was detected on a 16 inch pipeline, in
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. About 350,000 gallons of low sulfur diesel were spilled. That section of pipe had corrosion thinning, and, the leak detection system for the pipeline did not fully indicate a leak.
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