Embedded Dataset Excel:

Dataset Excel:

Notes:

Data for 2013 are revised. Incidents are reported on Form RSPA F 7100.2.  Incident means any of the following events:

I. An event that involves a release of gas from a pipeline or a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility and a) a death or personal injury necessitating in-patient hospitalization or b) estimated property damage, including cost of gas lost, of the operator or others, or both, of $50,000 or more.

II. An event that results in an emergency shutdown of an LNG facility.

III. An event that is significant, in the judgment of the operator, even though it did not meet the criteria of I or II.

Historical totals may change as the Office of Pipeline Safety receives supplemental information on incidents.

Description:

1 Incidents that have an "unknown" location are included in the U.S. total (15 Incidents causing $6,945,051 in property damage for 2013; and 18 incidents causing $9,981,646 in property damage for 2014).

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Incident Statistics, available at www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/data-stats as of July 2015.