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Pipeline Safety Tracker » Arizona

Arizona

66
Incidents

6
Fatalities

43
Injuries

$32M
Property Damages

59
Gas Incidents

7
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Arizona Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'86

1986

2 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 50%

Excavation Damage : 50%

'87

1987

5 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 40%

Excavation Damage : 60%

'88

1988

1 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 100%

'89

1989

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 100%

'90

1990

3 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 67%

Corrosion : 33%

'91

1991

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 100%

'93

1993

2 incidents. Causes:

All Other Causes : 100%

'95

1995

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'96

1996

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'97

1997

2 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 50%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 50%

'98

1998

3 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'99

1999

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'00

2000

5 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 20%

Excavation Damage : 60%

All Other Causes : 20%

'01

2001

5 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 20%

Excavation Damage : 40%

Corrosion : 20%

All Other Causes : 20%

'02

2002

3 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 67%

All Other Causes : 33%

'03

2003

6 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Incorrect Operation : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

'04

2004

1 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 100%

'05

2005

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 75%

'07

2007

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'08

2008

3 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 33%

Natural Force Damage : 33%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

'09

2009

9 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 22%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 22%

Excavation Damage : 22%

All Other Causes : 33%

'10

2010

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 100%

'11

2011

2 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 50%

Corrosion : 50%

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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
Aug. 12, 1986 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 3 $0 Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Aug. 27, 1986 Texas Gas Service Company 0 0 $188K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 12, 1987 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $0 Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
March 23, 1987 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
April 16, 1987 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
May 29, 1987 Citizens Utility Co 0 3 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 27, 1987 Texas Gas Service Company 0 0 $697K Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 29, 1988 Plains Pipeline, L.P. 0 0 $4,643 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Jan. 8, 1989 Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
April 20, 1990 Sfpp, Lp 0 0 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 21, 1990 Sfpp, Lp 0 0 $627K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 10, 1990 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $470K External Corrosion
July 25, 1991 Southwest Gas Corp 1 1 $302K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Feb. 9, 1993 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $122K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 5, 1993 Southwest Gas Corp 1 3 $1.15M Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 4, 1995 Southwest Gas Corp 1 0 $276K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 31, 1996 Southwest Gas Corp 1 0 $10.1K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 28, 1996 Citizens Utility Co 0 1 $948 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 21, 1997 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $94.6K Earth Movement
Sept. 11, 1997 Southwest Gas Corp 0 11 $368K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Jan. 15, 1998 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $940K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 26, 1998 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $215K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 13, 1998 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $1,513 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 22, 1999 Citizens Utility Co 0 2 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 24, 1999 Citizens Utility Co 0 0 $1.95M Third Party Excavation Damage
March 20, 2000 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $165K Miscellaneous Cause
July 21, 2000 El Paso Natural Gas Co 1 1 $197K Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 5, 2000 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $134K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 31, 2000 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $121K Earth Movement
Nov. 6, 2000 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $153K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 17, 2001 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $664K Miscellaneous Cause
July 4, 2001 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $106K Earth Movement
Aug. 11, 2001 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $918K External Corrosion
Aug. 30, 2001 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $335K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Nov. 3, 2001 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $187K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 22, 2002 Sfpp, Lp 0 0 $141K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 14, 2002 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $147K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Dec. 3, 2002 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $97.8K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 2, 2003 Southwest Gas Corp 0 2 $241K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 4, 2003 Swissport Fueling Inc 0 0 $31.5K Joint/Fitting/Component
March 16, 2003 Southwest Gas Corp 1 0 $120K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 16, 2003 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
July 30, 2003 Sfpp, Lp 0 0 $14.5M Environmental Cracking Related
Nov. 17, 2003 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
May 7, 2004 Southwest Gas Corp 0 4 $68.9K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Jan. 1, 2005 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $235K Body Of Pipe
Jan. 27, 2005 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $645K Joint/Fitting/Component
April 15, 2005 Southwest Gas Corp 0 2 $515 Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
May 27, 2005 Southwest Gas Corp 0 1 $264K Body Of Pipe
March 14, 2007 City Of Mesa Com 0 0 $287K Third Party Excavation Damage
May 1, 2007 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $243K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Jan. 28, 2008 Semstream Arizona Propane Llc 0 0 $169K Earth Movement
Oct. 22, 2008 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $159K Body Of Pipe
Dec. 16, 2008 Semstream Arizona Propane Llc 0 0 $214K Previous Mechanical Damage
Feb. 7, 2009 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $600K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 24, 2009 Transwestern Pipeline Company Llc 0 0 $135K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 27, 2009 Semstream Arizona Propane Llc 0 1 $10.7K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
March 20, 2009 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $88.2K Miscellaneous Cause
June 19, 2009 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $94.5K Miscellaneous Cause
June 24, 2009 Unisource Energy Services 0 0 $164K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 30, 2009 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $516K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Dec. 6, 2009 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $512K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Dec. 11, 2009 Southwest Gas Corp 0 0 $957K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
March 1, 2010 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $100K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
July 27, 2011 El Paso Natural Gas Co 0 0 $569K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
Nov. 10, 2011 Transwestern Pipeline Company Llc 0 0 $321K External Corrosion