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Comparison of number of incidents from hazardous liquid, gas transmission, and gas distribution pipelines nationwide

Line graph comparing yearly incident data

Pie graph comparing incident totals

Pie graph comparing incidents per mile of different pipeline types

Incident data chart 1986-2003
Year Gas Distribution Pipelines Gas Transmission Pipelines Liquid Transmission Pipelines
1986 142 83 210
1987 163 70 237
1988 201 89 193
1989 177 103 163
1990 109 89 180
1991 162 71 216
1992 103 74 212
1993 121 95 229
1994 141 81 245
1995 97 64 188
1996 110 77 194
1997 102 73 171
1998 137 99 153
1999 118 54 167
2000 154 80 146
2001 124 86 130
2002 102 82 144
2003 143 98 128
Totals 2406 1468 3306
Data Source - Office of Pipeline Safety

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