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Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Operators Accident Summary Statistics by Year 1/1/1986 - 10/31/2009
Nov 13, 2009

Year

No. of Accidents

Fatalities

Injuries

Property Damage

Gross Loss
(Bbls)

Net Loss
(Bbls)

 

1986

210

4

32

$16,077,846

282,791

220,317

1987

237

3

20

$13,140,434

395,854

312,794

1988

193

2

19

$32,414,912

198,397

114,251

1989

163

3

38

$8,813,604

201,758

121,179

1990

180

3

7

$15,720,422

124,277

54,663

1991

216

0

9

$37,788,944

200,567

55,774

1992

212

5

38

$39,146,062

137,065

68,810

1993

229

0

10

$28,873,651

116,802

57,559

1994

245

1

7(1)

$62,166,058

164,387

114,002

1995

188

3

11

$32,518,689

110,237

53,113

1996

194

5

13

$85,136,315

160,316

100,949

1997

171

0

5

$55,186,642

195,549

103,129

1998

153

2

6

$63,308,923

149,500

60,791

1999

167

4

20

$86,355,560

167,230

104,487

2000

146

1

4

$150,555,745

108,652

56,953

2001

130

0

10

$25,346,751

98,348

77,456

2002

150

1

0

$48,941,416

95,792

77,316

2003

133

0

5

$53,348,311

80,129

50,465

2004

145

5

16

$152,794,474

88,284

68,560

2005

143

2

2

$304,082,427

137,167

45,839

2006

120

0

2

$69,506,140

136,583

53,481

2007

119

4

10

$56,727,958

90,049

68,701

2008

139

2

2

$115,246,692

98,452

68,728

2009

91

4

4

$37,710,986

40,039

23,449

 

 

 

       

Totals (2)

4074

54

290(1)

$1,590,908,962

3,578,226

2,132,767


Historical totals may change as PHMSA receives supplemental information on incidents.


(1) Does not include 1,851 injuries that required medical treatment reported for the October, 1994 accidents that were caused by severe flooding near Houston, Texas.

(2) The reporting criteria changed in 2002 adding small spills down to 5 gallons. The change was instituted on 2/7/2002. For continuity with past trending, the data from post-2/7/2002 accidents used in our statistical summary includes only accidents meeting the reporting criteria: Accidents with gross loss greater than or equal to 50 barrels; those involving any fatality or injury; fire/explosion not intentionally set; Highly Volatile Liquid releases with gross loss of 5 or more barrels; or those involving total costs greater than or equal to $50,000.

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