HAZARDOUS LIQUID AND NATURAL GAS PIPELINE FATALITIES
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Pipeline Fatalities (monthly data, not seasonally adjusted)
Note: Spike in graph represents leak and explosion of gas in a residential
and shopping district in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 11/21/96.
Fatalities have been zero since July 2001, according to pipeline accident and
incident data.
Pipeline failures are low-probability events that can result in fatalities,
injuries, and property damage. Over time, gas pipeline fatalities tend to outnumber
those involving hazardous liquid (e.g., petroleum) pipelines. Outside force damage
(e.g., damage to a pipeline during excavation for construction) is the leading
cause of pipeline failures, followed by corrosion (DOT Performance Plan FY 2001).
| Total |
0 |
2 |
| Percent change from same month previous year |
0 |
(-) |
NOTES: The current value is compared to the value from the same period in the
previous year to account for seasonality.
(-) Not Applicable.
All 2002 data are preliminary, and subject to change as incidents are reported.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Pipeline Safety, Research
and Special Programs Administration, Online Library Accident and Incident Data
as of March 15, 2002, available at http://ops.dot.gov/IA98.htm
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