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Vermont

4
Incidents

0
Fatalities

1
Injuries

$918K
Property Damages

4
Gas Incidents

0
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Vermont Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'89

1989

1 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 100%

'94

1994

1 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 100%

'98

1998

1 incidents. Causes:

All Other Causes : 100%

'03

2003

1 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 100%

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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
March 9, 1989 Vermont Gas Systems Inc 0 1 $284K Temperature
July 5, 1994 Vermont Gas Systems Inc 0 0 $127K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
May 9, 1998 Vermont Gas Systems Inc 0 0 $296K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 2, 2003 Vermont Gas Systems Inc 0 0 $211K Earth Movement