Generated 09/12/2008

PHMSA OFFICE OF PIPELINE SAFETY
HAZARDOUS LIQUID PIPELINE OPERATORS
ACCIDENT SUMMARY STATISTICS BY YEAR
1/1/1986 - 07/31/2008

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

147

1

0

$47,410,656

95,642

77,269

2003

131

0

5

$49,981,280

80,112

50,523

2004

144

5

16

$146,321,756

88,237

68,558

2005

139

2

2

$149,803,093

137,017

45,814

2006

118

0

2

$61,196,528

136,513

53,996

2007

114

4

10

$50,350,737

89,634

68,487

2008

82

0

1

$40,087,667

108,639

89,575

Totals (2)

3909

48

285(1)

$1,297,702,275

3,547,524

2,130,449

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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