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Pipeline Safety Tracker » Wisconsin

Wisconsin

92
Incidents

13
Fatalities

49
Injuries

$56.5M
Property Damages

46
Gas Incidents

46
Hazardous Liquid Incidents

Read the Wisconsin Pipeline profile from the US DOT

Pipeline Incidents by Cause

'86

1986

6 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 17%

Excavation Damage : 17%

Corrosion : 17%

All Other Causes : 50%

'87

1987

2 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'88

1988

6 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 17%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 17%

All Other Causes : 67%

'89

1989

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Excavation Damage : 67%

'90

1990

5 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 80%

All Other Causes : 20%

'91

1991

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Excavation Damage : 25%

All Other Causes : 50%

'92

1992

4 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 25%

Excavation Damage : 50%

All Other Causes : 25%

'93

1993

7 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 14%

Excavation Damage : 43%

Corrosion : 14%

All Other Causes : 29%

'94

1994

5 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 20%

All Other Causes : 80%

'95

1995

2 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'96

1996

4 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 25%

Incorrect Operation : 25%

Excavation Damage : 50%

'97

1997

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'98

1998

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 100%

'99

1999

2 incidents. Causes:

Corrosion : 50%

All Other Causes : 50%

'00

2000

3 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

All Other Causes : 33%

'01

2001

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'02

2002

1 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 100%

'03

2003

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 67%

Excavation Damage : 33%

'04

2004

4 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 25%

Excavation Damage : 50%

Corrosion : 25%

'05

2005

1 incidents. Causes:

Incorrect Operation : 100%

'06

2006

3 incidents. Causes:

Excavation Damage : 67%

Corrosion : 33%

'07

2007

4 incidents. Causes:

Other Outside Force Damage : 25%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 25%

Excavation Damage : 25%

Corrosion : 25%

'08

2008

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Excavation Damage : 33%

Corrosion : 33%

'09

2009

7 incidents. Causes:

Natural Force Damage : 29%

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 29%

Incorrect Operation : 14%

Excavation Damage : 14%

Corrosion : 14%

'10

2010

1 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 100%

'11

2011

3 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure: 67%

Corrosion : 33%

'12

2012

6 incidents. Causes:

Material Weld Equipment Failure : 33%

Corrosion : 17%

All Other Causes : 50%

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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. 19, 1986 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 2 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
April 18, 1986 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
July 20, 1986 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 1 0 $125K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 6, 1986 Northern States Power Co 0 2 $17.9K Miscellaneous Cause
Sept. 26, 1986 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $1,787 External Corrosion
Oct. 16, 1986 Wisconsin Fuel & Light Co 1 1 $89.4K Third Party Excavation Damage
March 12, 1987 Badger Pipeline Co 0 0 $104K Third Party Excavation Damage
May 27, 1987 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $601K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 11, 1988 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $8,442 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Feb. 13, 1988 Alliant Energy Wisconsin Power & Light Co 0 0 $128K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 26, 1988 Wisconsin Southern Gas Co Inc 0 1 $84.4K Temperature
April 24, 1988 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 12 $2.53M Miscellaneous Cause
June 4, 1988 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 1, 1988 Wisconsin Southern Gas Co Inc 1 0 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
March 22, 1989 Wisconsin Gas Co 1 2 $122K Unspecified Mat'l/Weld/Equip Failure
Aug. 1, 1989 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 27, 1989 Wisconsin Public Service Corp 0 3 $163K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 9, 1990 West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co 0 0 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 13, 1990 Koch Pipeline Inc 0 0 $0 Unspecified Excavation Damage
Aug. 25, 1990 Wisconsin Public Service Corp 1 0 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 12, 1990 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $125K Third Party Excavation Damage
Oct. 15, 1990 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $157K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 24, 1991 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 0 0 $98.2K Unspecified Outside Force Damage
Feb. 5, 1991 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 3 6 $302K Third Party Excavation Damage
Feb. 15, 1991 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $51.6K Miscellaneous Cause
June 29, 1991 Koch Pipeline Inc 0 0 $302K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 20, 1992 Northern States Power Co, A Wisconsin Corporation Dba Xcel Energy 0 4 $29.5K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 24, 1992 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $106K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Sept. 14, 1992 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 0 1 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 11, 1992 Koch Pipeline Inc 0 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 2, 1993 Northern States Power Co, A Wisconsin Corporation Dba Xcel Energy 0 1 $72K Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
June 12, 1993 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 0 0 $1.44M Third Party Excavation Damage
June 22, 1993 Koch Pipeline Inc 0 0 $173K Miscellaneous Cause
Aug. 15, 1993 Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp 0 0 $144K Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 27, 1993 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $14.4K Miscellaneous Cause
Oct. 27, 1993 Wisconsin Southern Gas Co Inc 0 1 $0 Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Dec. 20, 1993 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $1.08M External Corrosion
Feb. 15, 1994 Koch Refining Co 1 1 $0 Miscellaneous Cause
March 14, 1994 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $121K Miscellaneous Cause
April 1, 1994 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $35.3K Unspecified Natural Force Damage
April 18, 1994 Mid America Pipeline Co (Mapco) 0 0 $7,757 Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 2, 1994 Koch Refining Co 0 0 $282K Miscellaneous Cause
March 5, 1995 Koch Refining Co 0 0 $345K Unspecified Pipe Body Or Seam
Sept. 11, 1995 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $104K Miscellaneous Cause
Jan. 23, 1996 Wisconsin Natural Gas Co 0 0 $203K Third Party Excavation Damage
April 1, 1996 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $94.9K Earth Movement
July 24, 1996 Wisconsin Fuel & Light Co 0 0 $136K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 10, 1996 Koch Refining Co 0 0 $169K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
April 15, 1997 Mid America Pipeline Co (Mapco) 0 0 $98.1K Third Party Excavation Damage
May 10, 1998 Koch Refining Co 0 0 $0 Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
Jan. 16, 1999 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $474K External Corrosion
Jan. 23, 1999 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $520K Miscellaneous Cause
Feb. 25, 2000 Madison Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $255K Third Party Excavation Damage
July 27, 2000 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $255K Miscellaneous Cause
Dec. 16, 2000 Madison Gas & Electric Co 0 0 $127K Earth Movement
Feb. 3, 2001 Wisconsin Gas Co 1 1 $230K Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 2, 2002 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $489K Third Party Excavation Damage
Jan. 24, 2003 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $3.43M Butt Weld
May 27, 2003 Alliant Energy Wisconsin Power & Light Co 0 2 $0 Third Party Excavation Damage
June 17, 2003 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $285K Body Of Pipe
April 2, 2004 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $11.9K Joint/Fitting/Component
May 13, 2004 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $97.1K Internal Corrosion
June 18, 2004 Northern States Power Co, A Wisconsin Corporation Dba Xcel Energy 0 0 $594K Third Party Excavation Damage
Nov. 18, 2004 Midwest Natural Gas Inc 0 0 $149K Third Party Excavation Damage
Dec. 30, 2005 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $382K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
July 6, 2006 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $202K Third Party Excavation Damage
July 10, 2006 Cedar Grove Resort & Harbor 2 4 $1.55M Third Party Excavation Damage
July 26, 2006 Viking Gas Transmission Co 0 0 $418K External Corrosion
Jan. 1, 2007 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $763K Pipe Seam
Feb. 2, 2007 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $4.89M Operator/Contractor Excavation Damage
Feb. 17, 2007 St. Croix Valley Natural Gas Co. 1 0 $326K Vehicle Not Engaged In Excavation
March 26, 2007 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $220K External Corrosion
Jan. 24, 2008 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 0 $550K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment
April 2, 2008 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 1 $2,182 Third Party Excavation Damage
Aug. 25, 2008 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $53.1K Internal Corrosion
Feb. 1, 2009 Wisconsin Gas Co 0 2 $440K Temperature
Feb. 14, 2009 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $260K External Corrosion
March 24, 2009 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $109K Non Threaded Connection Failure
May 6, 2009 Northern Natural Gas Co 0 0 $324K Third Party Excavation Damage
May 21, 2009 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $120K Unspecified Incorrect Operation
Oct. 28, 2009 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $251K Lightning
Nov. 18, 2009 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $225K Butt Weld
June 8, 2010 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $308K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
April 4, 2011 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $123K Internal Corrosion
May 2, 2011 Guardian Pipeline, Llc 0 0 $263K Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
Sept. 25, 2011 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $120K Pump/Compressor Related Equipment
Jan. 26, 2012 Koch Pipeline Company, L.P. 0 0 $314K Unknown Cause
Jan. 31, 2012 Shell Pipeline Co., L.P. 0 0 $16M External Corrosion
April 25, 2012 Anr Pipeline Co 0 0 $126K Unknown Cause
July 17, 2012 West Shore Pipeline Co 0 0 $1.07M Construction, Installation Or Fabrication Related
July 27, 2012 Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership 0 0 $10.5M Unknown Cause
Aug. 6, 2012 Plains Marketing, L.P. 0 0 $34.5K Malfunction Of Control/Relief Equipment