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Table 2-22: Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Incidents
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| California |
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| Number of incidents |
17 |
14 |
23 |
16 |
11 |
9 |
| Number of fatalities |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Number of injuries |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Property damage ($ thousands) |
15,849 |
4,008 |
6,684 |
4,387 |
1,497 |
3,550 |
| United States, total |
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| Number of incidents |
188 |
193 |
171 |
153 |
168 |
147 |
| Number of fatalities |
3 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
| Number of injuries |
11 |
13 |
5 |
6 |
20 |
4 |
| Property damage ($ thousands) |
32,519 |
81,083 |
42,811 |
62,865 |
43,109 |
115,704 |
NOTE: Historical totals may change as the Office of Pipeline Safety
receives supplemental information on incidents.
Incidents are reported on Form RSPA F 7100.1. An accident report
is required for each failure in a pipeline system in which there is a release
of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in any of the
following:
1. Explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator;
2. Loss of 50 or more barrels (8 or more cubic meters) of hazardous liquid or
carbon dioxide;
3. Escape to the atmosphere of more than 5 barrels (0.8 cubic meters) a day of
highly volatile liquids;
4. Death of any person;
5. Bodily harm to any person resulting in:
a. loss of consciousness; or
b. necessity to carry the person from the scene; or
c. necessity for medical treatment; or
d. disability which prevents the discharge of normal duties or the pursuit of
normal activities beyond the day of the accident;
6. Estimated property damage, including cost of clean-up and recovery, value of
lost product, and damage to the property of the operator or others, or both, exceeding
$50,000.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs
Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, available at http://ops.dot.gov
as of Jan 7, 2002.
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