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PHMSA Pipeline Incident Database
Browse 572 pipeline incidents reported to PHMSA. Each record includes the operator, pipeline type, cause, casualties, and property damage. Use the filters below to narrow results by state, pipeline type, cause, or keyword.
| Date | Operator | State | Type | Cause | Fatalities | Injuries | Damage ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2011 | MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $10,000 | |
| Jun 14, 2011 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $306,000 | |
| May 26, 2011 | WOLVERINE PIPELINE CO | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $200,000 | |
| May 26, 2011 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $58,000 | |
| May 24, 2011 | NORTHWEST PIPELINE CORP (WGP) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $68,500 | |
| May 4, 2011 | TEXAS EASTERN TRANSMISSION LP (SPECTRA ENERGY CORP) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $176,439 | |
| May 2, 2011 | GUARDIAN PIPELINE, LLC | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $100,000 | |
| Apr 14, 2011 | MAGELLAN AMMONIA PIPELINE, L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $1,000 | |
| Apr 6, 2011 | CHEVRON PETROCHEMICAL PIPELINE LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $523,867 | |
| Mar 31, 2011 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $168,930 | |
| Mar 15, 2011 | CONOCOPHILLIPS | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $40,594 | |
| Mar 1, 2011 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $200,825 | |
| Feb 24, 2011 | MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $403,000 | |
| Feb 23, 2011 | MICHIGAN CONSOLIDATED GAS CO (MICHCON) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $79,507 | |
| Feb 21, 2011 | ENTERPRISE CRUDE PIPELINE LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $43,438 | |
| Feb 18, 2011 | SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $126,000 | |
| Feb 14, 2011 | DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-TEXAS, LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $64,111 | |
| Feb 10, 2011 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $2,500,000 | |
| Jan 24, 2011 | FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $441,616 | |
| Jan 15, 2011 | POSTROCK KPC PIPELINE, LLC | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $14,595 | |
| Dec 24, 2010 | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE LP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $115,000 | |
| Dec 20, 2010 | DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $58,283 | |
| Dec 2, 2010 | COLORADO INTERSTATE GAS CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $44,200 | |
| Nov 30, 2010 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $52,000 | |
| Nov 27, 2010 | NUSTAR PIPELINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $27,700 | |
| Nov 23, 2010 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $535,513 | |
| Nov 20, 2010 | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $82,987 | |
| Nov 15, 2010 | MAGELLAN AMMONIA PIPELINE, L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $25,000 | |
| Nov 12, 2010 | MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY, LP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $33,000 | |
| Oct 23, 2010 | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $0 | |
| Oct 19, 2010 | WILLIAMS GAS PIPELINE - TRANSCO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $350,000 | |
| Oct 14, 2010 | GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LP | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $79,929 | |
| Oct 2, 2010 | NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO OF AMERICA (KMI) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $81,469 | |
| Sep 25, 2010 | EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | |
| Sep 24, 2010 | EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $50,000 | |
| Sep 22, 2010 | WEST TEXAS GULF PIPELINE CO | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $10,431 | |
| Sep 17, 2010 | CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $45,000 | |
| Sep 16, 2010 | SUNOCO PIPELINE L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $16,967 | |
| Sep 12, 2010 | PLAINS MARKETING, L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $149,622 | |
| Sep 9, 2010 | PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 8 | 51 | $100,000 | |
| Sep 1, 2010 | TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE CO (EL PASO) | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $500,000 | |
| Aug 27, 2010 | ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $1,441,000 | |
| Aug 12, 2010 | BP PIPELINE (NORTH AMERICA) INC. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $220,000 | |
| Jul 25, 2010 | ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $3,000,000 | |
| Jul 23, 2010 | MAGELLAN AMMONIA PIPELINE, L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $113,311 | |
| Jun 30, 2010 | MAGELLAN AMMONIA PIPELINE, L.P. | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $8,000 | |
| Jun 29, 2010 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO | gas_transmission | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $3,500 | |
| Jun 8, 2010 | CONOCOPHILLIPS | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $61,269 | |
| Jun 8, 2010 | ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $8,000 | |
| Jun 7, 2010 | MARATHON PIPE LINE LLC | hazardous_liquid | MATERIAL FAILURE OF PIPE OR WELD | 0 | 0 | $0 |
Frequently Asked Questions
PHMSA requires operators to report incidents involving a fatality, an injury requiring hospitalization, property damage of $122,000 or more (adjusted periodically), highly volatile liquid releases of 5 barrels or more, other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more, or any unintentional release of gas resulting in an event meeting certain criteria.
The Damage column shows the reported property damage for each incident. This can include damage to the pipeline itself, nearby structures, vehicles, and other property. Additional costs such as lost commodity, environmental remediation, and emergency response are tracked separately and shown on each incident's detail page.
Yes. Use the search field above to filter incidents by operator name. The search matches partial names, so searching for "Pacific Gas" will find all variations of that operator's reported name.