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Pipeline Safety Tracker » Mississippi

Mississippi

114
Incidents

20
Fatalities

54
Injuries

$33.4M
Property Damages

77
Gas Incidents

37
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Mississippi Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'86

1986

3 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 67%

All Other Causes : 33%

'87

1987

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'88

1988

4 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 50%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 25%

Corrosion : 25%

'89

1989

7 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 14%

Natural Force Damage : 14%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 14%

Excavation Damage : 29%

All Other Causes : 29%

'90

1990

3 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 33%

All Other Causes : 67%

'91

1991

3 incidents. Causes:

Corrosion : 33%

All Other Causes : 67%

'92

1992

1 incidents. Causes:

All Other Causes : 100%

'93

1993

4 incidents. Causes:

Corrosion : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'94

1994

4 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 25%

Excavation Damage : 25%

Corrosion : 25%

All Other Causes : 25%

'95

1995

9 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 11%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 11%

Excavation Damage : 11%

Corrosion : 44%

All Other Causes : 22%

'96

1996

6 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 33%

Corrosion : 50%

All Other Causes : 17%

'97

1997

5 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 20%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 20%

All Other Causes : 60%

'99

1999

5 incidents. Causes:

Corrosion : 20%

All Other Causes : 80%

'00

2000

9 incidents. Causes:

Corrosion : 11%

All Other Causes : 89%

'01

2001

4 incidents. Causes:

All Other Causes : 100%

'02

2002

5 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 60%

Excavation Damage : 20%

All Other Causes : 20%

'03

2003

2 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'04

2004

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

Corrosion : 33%

'05

2005

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 100%

'06

2006

7 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 14%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 29%

Corrosion : 29%

All Other Causes : 29%

'07

2007

7 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 57%

Excavation Damage : 43%

'08

2008

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 25%

Incorrect Operation : 25%

Excavation Damage : 25%

'09

2009

7 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 14%

Natural Force Damage : 14%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 29%

Incorrect Operation : 29%

Excavation Damage : 14%

'10

2010

5 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 40%

Corrosion : 60%

'11

2011

5 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 20%

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 40%

Corrosion : 40%

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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
Feb. 4, 1986 Entex, A Noram Energy Company (Form. Div Of Arkla 8 0 $447K Third Party Excavation Damage
July 18, 1986 Enbridge Pipelines (Midla) L.L.C. 0 0 $232K Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 6, 1986 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $1.22M Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 29, 1987 Moss Point Municipal Gas System, City Of 0 2 $87 Third Party Excavation Damage
May 7, 1988 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $96.2K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Nov. 25, 1988 Western Resources Inc (Aka Kpl Co. Or Gas Service) 1 5 $87.8K Earth Movement
Dec. 31, 1988 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $371K Unspecified Natural Force Damage
Dec. 31, 1988 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $127K External Corrosion
Feb. 10, 1989 Western Resources Inc (Aka Kpl Co. Or Gas Service) 2 0 $81.3K Earth Movement
Aug. 7, 1989 Mid Valley Pipeline Co 0 0 $192K Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 18, 1989 Chevron Pipe Line Co 0 0 $0 Fishing Or Maritime Activity
Oct. 27, 1989 Willmut Gas & Oil Co Main Office 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 31, 1989 Dixie Pipeline Company Llc 0 0 $0 Unspecified Excavation Damage
Nov. 25, 1989 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $1.63M Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 13, 1989 Ashland Pipeline Co 0 0 $52K Unspecified Weld
Jan. 2, 1990 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 16, 1990 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 23, 1990 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 0 $841K Unspecified Natural Force Damage
June 22, 1991 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $151K Internal Corrosion
July 23, 1991 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 4 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 8, 1991 Entex Inc 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
April 21, 1992 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 0 $144K Miscellaneous Cause
May 4, 1993 Shell Pipeline Company Lp 0 0 $36K Internal Corrosion
Oct. 22, 1993 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 2 $2,161 External Corrosion
Nov. 1, 1993 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $7,203 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 24, 1993 Texas Eastern Transmission Lp (Spectra Energy Corp) 1 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 14, 1994 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $1.67M External Corrosion
March 22, 1994 Texas Gas Transmission, Llc 0 0 $177K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 21, 1994 Florida Gas Transmission Co 0 1 $106K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Dec. 12, 1994 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 2 $138K Earth Movement
March 13, 1995 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $0 Earth Movement
April 19, 1995 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $1.04M Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
April 23, 1995 Canton Municipal Utility 1 0 $34.5K External Corrosion
April 30, 1995 Waveland Water & Gas Dept, City Of 0 1 $11.1K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 24, 1995 Shell Pipeline Company Lp 0 0 $200K Internal Corrosion
July 30, 1995 Howell Corp 0 0 $55.3K Internal Corrosion
July 31, 1995 Columbia Gulf Transmission Co 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 14, 1995 Shell Pipeline Company Lp 0 0 $124K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 22, 1995 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $8,287 External Corrosion
Jan. 12, 1996 Texas Gas Transmission, Llc 0 0 $141K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 13, 1996 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $169K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 9, 1996 Hunt Refining Co 0 0 $0 Internal Corrosion
Feb. 11, 1996 Pennzoil Petroleum Company 0 0 $2,710 External Corrosion
Feb. 20, 1996 Pennzoil Petroleum Company 0 0 $677 External Corrosion
Oct. 19, 1996 Enterprise Products Co 0 0 $678K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 2, 1997 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $40K Earth Movement
Feb. 24, 1997 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 1 0 $99.9K Miscellaneous Cause
May 8, 1997 Dixie Pipeline Company Llc 0 0 $333 Miscellaneous Cause
June 2, 1997 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 0 $4.66M Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 21, 1997 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $186K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
July 1, 1999 Link Energy Pipeline Limited Partnership 0 0 $65K Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 13, 1999 Plantation Pipe Line Co 0 0 $390K Miscellaneous Cause
Nov. 17, 1999 Fulton Municipal Gas System 0 1 $32.5K Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 9, 1999 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $156K External Corrosion
Dec. 20, 1999 Genesis Crude Oil Lp 0 0 $65K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 23, 2000 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
March 15, 2000 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $166K Miscellaneous Cause
March 16, 2000 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $140K Miscellaneous Cause
March 22, 2000 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $100K Miscellaneous Cause
May 2, 2000 Texas Gas Transmission, Llc 0 6 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
June 28, 2000 Aim Pipeline Co 0 0 $137K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 24, 2000 Moss Point Municipal Gas System, City Of 1 5 $115K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 29, 2000 Koch Gateway Pipeline Co 0 0 $103K External Corrosion
Oct. 22, 2000 Bp Pipelines (North America) Inc. 0 0 $63.7K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 4, 2001 Texas Gas Transmission, Llc 0 0 $132K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 6, 2001 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 13, 2001 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 1 1 $112K Miscellaneous Cause
March 4, 2001 Wfs Ngl Pipeline Company, L.L.C. 0 0 $373K Miscellaneous Cause
March 26, 2002 Marathon Pipe Line Llc 0 0 $120K Joint/Fitting/Component
May 2, 2002 Enron Pipeline Services Co 0 0 $242K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
May 16, 2002 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 1 $45.7K Threaded Connection/Coupling Failure
Dec. 10, 2002 Gulf South Pipeline Co 0 0 $160K Unknown Cause
Dec. 13, 2002 Gulf South Pipeline Co 0 0 $139K Body Of Pipe
April 15, 2003 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $274K Unknown Cause
July 15, 2003 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $256K Non Threaded Connection Failure
Feb. 26, 2004 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 0 1 $118 Threaded Connection/Coupling Failure
March 29, 2004 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $107K External Corrosion
Aug. 4, 2004 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $135K Third Party Excavation Damage
April 18, 2005 Crosstex Mississippi Pipeline Lp 0 0 $1.17M Body Of Pipe
Feb. 16, 2006 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $402K Butt Weld
March 29, 2006 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 0 $444K Miscellaneous Cause
April 4, 2006 Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 0 0 $272K External Corrosion
July 18, 2006 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 1 0 $222K External Corrosion
July 22, 2006 Mississippi River Gas 1 0 $12.2K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Aug. 25, 2006 Columbia Gulf Transmission Co 0 0 $219K Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 28, 2006 Denbury Onshore, Llc 0 0 $87K Pipe Seam
Jan. 9, 2007 Denbury Onshore, Llc 0 0 $92K Butt Weld
Feb. 3, 2007 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $179K Body Of Pipe
April 9, 2007 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 0 $217K Third Party Excavation Damage
June 18, 2007 Enmark Energy, Inc. 0 1 $28.9K Third Party Excavation Damage
Sept. 25, 2007 Collins Pipeline Company 0 0 $220K Joint/Fitting/Component
Nov. 1, 2007 Dixie Pipeline Company Llc 2 7 $3.67M Pipe Seam
Nov. 15, 2007 Plains Pipeline, L.P. 0 0 $14.6K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Aug. 2, 2008 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Oct. 1, 2008 Texas Eastern Transmission Lp (Spectra Energy Corp) 0 0 $125K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Dec. 24, 2008 Atmos Energy Corporation Mississippi 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 31, 2008 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $910K Body Of Pipe
Jan. 6, 2009 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $254K Heavy Rains/Floods
April 11, 2009 Transmontaigne Operating Company L.P. 0 0 $84.5K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
June 1, 2009 Shell Pipeline Co., L.P. 0 0 $308K Non Threaded Connection Failure
Sept. 10, 2009 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $102K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
Sept. 30, 2009 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $59.3K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Oct. 14, 2009 Mid Valley Pipeline Co 0 0 $683K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Dec. 4, 2009 Entex, A Noram Energy Company (Form. Div Of Arkla 0 0 $307K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 5, 2010 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $1.41M Internal Corrosion
Jan. 6, 2010 Southern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $408K External Corrosion
Jan. 21, 2010 Southeast Supply Header, Llc 0 0 $564K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
Oct. 14, 2010 Gulf South Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $181K Manufacturing Related
Dec. 16, 2010 Mid Valley Pipeline Co 0 0 $151K Internal Corrosion
Jan. 17, 2011 Canton Municipal Utility 0 2 $34K External Corrosion
Jan. 24, 2011 Florida Gas Transmission Co 0 0 $493K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
March 14, 2011 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 0 $367K Internal Corrosion
Aug. 10, 2011 Colonial Pipeline Co 0 0 $128K Other Equipment Failure
Nov. 21, 2011 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co (El Paso) 0 0 $735K Other Outside Force Damage