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Pipeline Safety Tracker » Maryland

Maryland

96
Incidents

4
Fatalities

36
Injuries

$108M
Property Damages

88
Gas Incidents

8
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Maryland Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'86

1986

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'87

1987

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

'89

1989

5 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 40%

Natural Force Damage : 20%

Incorrect Operation : 20%

All Other Causes : 20%

'90

1990

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'91

1991

2 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 100%

'92

1992

3 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

All Other Causes : 33%

'93

1993

5 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 20%

Excavation Damage : 80%

'94

1994

4 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 25%

Excavation Damage : 75%

'95

1995

2 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 50%

Excavation Damage : 50%

'96

1996

2 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 50%

Excavation Damage : 50%

'97

1997

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'98

1998

3 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 33%

All Other Causes : 33%

'99

1999

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'00

2000

4 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 25%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 25%

Incorrect Operation : 25%

All Other Causes : 25%

'02

2002

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 25%

Corrosion : 25%

All Other Causes : 25%

'03

2003

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

Natural Force Damage : 17%

All Other Causes : 17%

'04

2004

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

Natural Force Damage : 17%

Excavation Damage : 17%

'05

2005

7 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 43%

Excavation Damage : 29%

All Other Causes : 29%

'06

2006

3 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

All Other Causes : 33%

'07

2007

7 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 57%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 14%

Excavation Damage : 14%

All Other Causes : 14%

'08

2008

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

Excavation Damage : 17%

Corrosion : 17%

'09

2009

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

All Other Causes : 33%

'10

2010

2 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 100%

'11

2011

9 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 78%

Excavation Damage : 22%

'12

2012

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

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The map displays only "significant incidents," defined by PHMSA, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, as those that caused either a death or serious injury, cost more than $50,000, released more than 50 barrels of liquid, or caused a fire or explosion (see the official definition here). It includes incidents through Sept. 28, 2012. Many incidents lack sufficient location data and do not appear on the map.
Source: PHMSA

Date Operator Fatalities Injuries Property Damage Cause
Jan. 9, 1986 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $89.4K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 13, 1986 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $127K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 22, 1987 Washington Gas Light Co 0 2 $871K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 19, 1987 Steuart Petroleum Co 0 0 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Nov. 13, 1987 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $179K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
March 18, 1989 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $244K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
June 5, 1989 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $244K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Sept. 25, 1989 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 2 $32.5K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Dec. 13, 1989 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $163K Earth Movement
Dec. 14, 1989 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $163K Miscellaneous Cause
July 12, 1990 Washington Gas Light Co 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Jan. 8, 1991 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $415K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
April 3, 1991 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $189K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
May 18, 1992 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Sept. 15, 1992 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $737K Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 14, 1992 Piney Point Industries, Inc 0 0 $73.7K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 23, 1993 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $115K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 11, 1993 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
May 13, 1993 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $720K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
June 15, 1993 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $1.44M Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 23, 1993 Washington Gas Light Co 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Jan. 19, 1994 Columbia Gas Of Maryland Inc 1 0 $70.5K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 21, 1994 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $564K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 1, 1994 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 0 0 $98.7K Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 16, 1994 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $5.34M Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Jan. 19, 1995 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $2.07M Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 3, 1995 Steuart Petroleum Co 0 0 $65.6K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Jan. 19, 1996 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $102K Temperature
March 23, 1996 Washington Gas Light Co 0 1 $18.8K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 27, 1997 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 31, 1998 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $526K Miscellaneous Cause
June 2, 1998 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $329K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
July 23, 1998 Baltimore City, Housing Auth Of 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
July 6, 1999 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $201K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 10, 1999 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $390K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 13, 2000 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 2 $191K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Jan. 26, 2000 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $127 Earth Movement
April 7, 2000 Nustar Terminals Operations Partnership L. P. 0 0 $63.7M Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
April 8, 2000 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $471K Miscellaneous Cause
March 4, 2002 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 0 0 $428K Body Of Pipe
Aug. 27, 2002 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $306K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Sept. 1, 2002 Eastern Shore Gas Company 1 8 $0 Unspecified Corrosion
Oct. 21, 2002 Columbia Gas Of Maryland Inc 0 1 $97.8K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 22, 2003 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $180K Earth Movement
Sept. 26, 2003 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $301K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 2, 2003 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $180K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 12, 2003 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $481K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Nov. 13, 2003 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $204K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Dec. 8, 2003 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $361K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Feb. 6, 2004 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $475K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Aug. 9, 2004 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $356K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Aug. 23, 2004 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $209K Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 20, 2004 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $190K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 23, 2004 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $3.27M Earth Movement
Nov. 29, 2004 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $1.19M Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 10, 2005 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $352K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
March 24, 2005 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $117K Unknown Cause
March 28, 2005 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $293K Unknown Cause
June 17, 2005 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $586K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 11, 2005 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $205K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 10, 2005 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $98.5K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Nov. 11, 2005 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $352K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 13, 2006 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $222K Unknown Cause
Dec. 6, 2006 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $1.67M Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Dec. 12, 2006 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 0 0 $166K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
March 16, 2007 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $109K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
April 4, 2007 Eastern Shore Gas Company 0 0 $272K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
April 20, 2007 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $556K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 7, 2007 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $386K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 14, 2007 Washington Gas Light Co 0 1 $22.5K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
July 17, 2007 Columbia Gas Transmission Corp 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 17, 2007 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $124K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Feb. 17, 2008 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $3.35M Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
April 29, 2008 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $0 External Corrosion
May 12, 2008 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $367K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 2, 2008 Washington Gas Light Co 0 1 $263K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Oct. 18, 2008 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $263K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 13, 2008 Dominion Transmission, Inc 0 0 $241K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
March 31, 2009 Dominion Transmission, Inc 0 0 $205K Miscellaneous Cause
May 7, 2009 Washington Gas Light Co 0 2 $2.57M Miscellaneous Cause
May 19, 2009 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $205K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 21, 2009 Columbia Gas Of Maryland Inc 0 0 $230K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 31, 2009 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $1.03M Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Oct. 4, 2009 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $360K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
April 29, 2010 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $410K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Nov. 25, 2010 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $103K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 19, 2011 Washington Gas Light Co 2 4 $277K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Jan. 31, 2011 Chesapeake Utilities Corporation 0 0 $377K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Feb. 18, 2011 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $305K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Feb. 19, 2011 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $511K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Feb. 28, 2011 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $1.61M Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 8, 2011 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $402K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
June 2, 2011 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 1 $165K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
July 11, 2011 Washington Gas Light Co 0 0 $141K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Nov. 7, 2011 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $423K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 13, 2012 Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $962K Third Party Excavation Damage