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Pipeline Safety Tracker » Minnesota

Minnesota

141
Incidents

16
Fatalities

38
Injuries

$89.5M
Property Damages

62
Gas Incidents

79
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Minnesota Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'86

1986

7 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 29%

Excavation Damage : 43%

All Other Causes : 29%

'87

1987

7 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 14%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 29%

All Other Causes : 57%

'88

1988

2 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'89

1989

7 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 29%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 14%

Excavation Damage : 29%

All Other Causes : 29%

'90

1990

5 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 20%

Excavation Damage : 60%

All Other Causes : 20%

'91

1991

3 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 33%

Corrosion : 33%

All Other Causes : 33%

'92

1992

5 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 80%

All Other Causes : 20%

'93

1993

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'94

1994

5 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 60%

All Other Causes : 40%

'95

1995

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

All Other Causes : 67%

'96

1996

5 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 40%

Incorrect Operation : 20%

Corrosion : 20%

All Other Causes : 20%

'97

1997

5 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 20%

All Other Causes : 80%

'98

1998

7 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 14%

Excavation Damage : 57%

All Other Causes : 29%

'99

1999

5 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 20%

Corrosion : 20%

All Other Causes : 60%

'00

2000

8 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 25%

Excavation Damage : 38%

Corrosion : 13%

All Other Causes : 25%

'01

2001

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 17%

Natural Force Damage : 17%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 17%

All Other Causes : 50%

'02

2002

7 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 57%

Incorrect Operation : 14%

Excavation Damage : 29%

'03

2003

6 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 33%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Corrosion : 17%

All Other Causes : 17%

'04

2004

10 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 10%

Natural Force Damage : 40%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 20%

Excavation Damage : 10%

All Other Causes : 20%

'05

2005

3 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 67%

'06

2006

6 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 67%

Incorrect Operation : 17%

All Other Causes : 17%

'07

2007

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Natural Force Damage : 50%

Incorrect Operation : 25%

'08

2008

5 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 20%

Natural Force Damage : 40%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 20%

All Other Causes : 20%

'09

2009

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 67%

'10

2010

10 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 10%

Natural Force Damage : 10%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 50%

Incorrect Operation : 10%

Excavation Damage : 20%

'11

2011

3 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

'12

2012

3 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 33%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 67%

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More on this Data

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
Feb. 10, 1986 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $5,361 Unspecified Weld
May 19, 1986 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $5,361 Miscellaneous Cause
July 8, 1986 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 2 1 $2.5M Unspecified Weld
Sept. 6, 1986 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $17.9K Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 26, 1986 Amoco Oil Co 0 0 $1,787 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 24, 1986 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $26.8K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 25, 1986 Northern States Power Co 0 1 $2,144 Third Party Excavation Damage
March 6, 1987 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $123K Unspecified Weld
April 16, 1987 Mid America Pipeline Co (Mapco) 0 0 $546 Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
July 12, 1987 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $34.8K Miscellaneous Cause
July 14, 1987 Dome Petroleum Corp 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
July 27, 1987 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $871K Heavy Rains/Floods
Sept. 1, 1987 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $27K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 29, 1987 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $53.1K Miscellaneous Cause
June 28, 1988 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 23, 1988 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $169K Temperature
Jan. 15, 1989 Northern Natural Gas Co 1 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 22, 1989 Midwest Gas Co 0 0 $163K Earth Movement
March 26, 1989 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $187K Unspecified Weld
April 9, 1989 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $114K Unspecified Natural Force Damage
May 25, 1989 Northern States Power Co 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 19, 1989 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 29, 1989 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $149K Miscellaneous Cause
March 8, 1990 Northern States Power Co 0 0 $141K Earth Movement
April 26, 1990 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $392K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 12, 1990 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $1.57M Miscellaneous Cause
June 25, 1990 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $95.6K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 28, 1990 Llano Inc 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
March 3, 1991 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $21.8M Miscellaneous Cause
May 7, 1991 Northern States Power Co 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Aug. 5, 1991 Cenex Liquid Petroleum Gas Plant 1 0 $0 External Corrosion
June 15, 1992 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $14.7K Miscellaneous Cause
July 11, 1992 Black Hills Energy 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
July 27, 1992 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $2,946 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 10, 1992 Two Harbors City Municipal Gas Dept 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 20, 1992 Amoco Pipeline Co 0 0 $442K Third Party Excavation Damage
July 22, 1993 Northern States Power Co 3 11 $1.44M Third Party Excavation Damage
April 17, 1994 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $353K Miscellaneous Cause
June 30, 1994 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $705K Unspecified Weld
Sept. 14, 1994 Mid America Pipeline Co (Mapco) 0 0 $10.2K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Dec. 10, 1994 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $212K Unspecified Weld
Dec. 14, 1994 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $212K Miscellaneous Cause
June 25, 1995 Viking Gas Transmission Co 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 3, 1995 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $0 Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
Sept. 27, 1995 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $69.1K Miscellaneous Cause
April 15, 1996 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $136K Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
May 15, 1996 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $54.2K Miscellaneous Cause
July 9, 1996 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Aug. 24, 1996 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $678K External Corrosion
Nov. 28, 1996 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $136K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Jan. 3, 1997 Ashland Petroleum Co. 0 0 $220K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 21, 1997 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $466K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 4, 1997 Dome Petroleum Corp 0 2 $2M Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 24, 1997 Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co 0 0 $133K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 12, 1997 Mapco Inc 0 0 $1,038 Miscellaneous Cause
March 29, 1998 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $98.7K Earth Movement
Aug. 19, 1998 Amoco Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 25, 1998 Minnesota Pipeline Co 0 0 $132K Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 6, 1998 Great Lakes Gas Transmission Co 0 0 $1.86M Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 16, 1998 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $132K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 19, 1998 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $132K Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 11, 1998 Northern States Power Co 4 1 $6.58M Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 22, 1999 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $65K Miscellaneous Cause
April 23, 1999 Amoco Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 25, 1999 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 29, 1999 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $162K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 9, 1999 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $260K External Corrosion
Feb. 7, 2000 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $244K Unspecified Weld
Feb. 23, 2000 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $127K Miscellaneous Cause
April 26, 2000 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $166K Third Party Excavation Damage
May 6, 2000 Amoco Pipeline Co 0 0 $382K Third Party Excavation Damage
July 22, 2000 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $390K Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 23, 2000 Black Hills Energy 0 1 $1.27M Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Nov. 16, 2000 Northern States Power Co 0 1 $166K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 18, 2000 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $164K Internal Corrosion
Jan. 1, 2001 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $1.24M Earth Movement
Jan. 25, 2001 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $249K Miscellaneous Cause
March 4, 2001 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $249K Unspecified Weld
April 24, 2001 Minnesota Pipeline Co 0 0 $188K Miscellaneous Cause
April 24, 2001 Northern States Power Co 0 0 $311K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 18, 2001 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $498K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Feb. 13, 2002 Black Hills Energy 0 0 $171K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 14, 2002 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $12.3K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Feb. 22, 2002 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $147K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
March 29, 2002 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $128K Joint/Fitting/Component
April 24, 2002 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $1.09M Pipe Seam
July 4, 2002 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $6.84M Pipe Seam
Nov. 4, 2002 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $183K Fillet Weld
Jan. 23, 2003 Great Plains Natural Gas Co 0 0 $601K Temperature
Feb. 10, 2003 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $1.7M External Corrosion
March 16, 2003 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $106K Earth Movement
April 14, 2003 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $1.2M Butt Weld
May 26, 2003 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $24.1K Joint/Fitting/Component
June 12, 2003 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $21.7K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 13, 2004 Northern States Power Co 0 1 $237K Earth Movement
Feb. 19, 2004 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $1.29M Earth Movement
Feb. 19, 2004 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $235K Miscellaneous Cause
May 10, 2004 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $178K Miscellaneous Cause
May 20, 2004 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $119K Fillet Weld
June 15, 2004 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $101K Non Threaded Connection Failure
Sept. 29, 2004 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $284K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 27, 2004 Northern States Power Co Of Minnesota 0 1 $2,374 Earth Movement
Dec. 7, 2004 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $611K Previous Mechanical Damage
Dec. 28, 2004 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 3 1 $356K Temperature
April 6, 2005 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $121K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Aug. 15, 2005 Enterprise Products Operating Llc 0 0 $70.7K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Oct. 4, 2005 Northern States Power Co Of Minnesota 0 2 $305K Earth Movement
Jan. 25, 2006 Northern States Power Co Of Minnesota 0 0 $200K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
March 2, 2006 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $125K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
May 31, 2006 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 2 $1,109 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
June 27, 2006 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $5.2M Previous Mechanical Damage
July 26, 2006 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $444K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Oct. 12, 2006 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $555K Unknown Cause
Feb. 7, 2007 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $109 Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
Aug. 19, 2007 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $164K Lightning
Nov. 28, 2007 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 2 0 $2.85M Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Dec. 24, 2007 Northern States Power Co Of Minnesota 0 0 $109K Temperature
March 12, 2008 Minnesota Energy Resources Corporation 0 0 $340K Joint/Fitting/Component
March 23, 2008 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $504K Earth Movement
April 14, 2008 City Of Duluth Public Works & Utilities 0 0 $418K Unknown Cause
May 20, 2008 Interstate Energy Dba Como Oil And Propane 0 0 $550K Fire/Explosion As Primary Cause
May 23, 2008 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $554K Earth Movement
Feb. 27, 2009 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $4,102 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
June 1, 2009 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $508K Joint/Fitting/Component
Dec. 4, 2009 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $3.29M Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Feb. 1, 2010 Northern States Power Co Of Minnesota 0 0 $312K Other Outside Force Damage
Feb. 23, 2010 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $335K Third Party Excavation Damage
April 13, 2010 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $174K Lightning
April 17, 2010 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $970K Manufacturing Related
April 20, 2010 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $143K Other Equipment Failure
June 23, 2010 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $131K Incorrect Installation
July 2, 2010 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $138K Non Threaded Connection Failure
July 29, 2010 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $833K Non Threaded Connection Failure
Nov. 12, 2010 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $395K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
Dec. 10, 2010 Enterprise Products Operating Llc 0 0 $364K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 17, 2011 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 0 $161K Other Outside Force Damage
April 29, 2011 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $234K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 10, 2011 Centerpoint Energy Resources Corp., Dba Centerpoint Energy Minnesota Gas 0 1 $2,240 Other Incorrect Operation
Feb. 14, 2012 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $1.75M Non Threaded Connection Failure
March 20, 2012 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $690K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
March 22, 2012 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $100K Temperature