Transportation Safety Board of Canada
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Pipeline Occurrence Statistics
2009 Pipeline Annual Statistics - Preliminary
Highlights
A total of 15 pipeline accidents were reported to the TSB in 2009, up from the 2008 total of 6 and up from the 2004-2008 average of 7. The last fatal pipeline accident in the portion of the industry under federal jurisdiction occurred in 1988.
In 2009, 118 pipeline incidents were reported in accordance with the TSB mandatory reporting requirements, up from 84 in 2008 and up from the five-year average of 73. In all, 77% of those incidents involved uncontained or uncontrolled release of small quantities of gas, oil and high-vapour-pressure products.
The 2009 increase in accidents and incidents can be attributed to the transfer of a major provincially regulated pipeline to a federal jurisdiction.
| Pipeline Occurrence Statistics | |||||
| Preliminary data for 2009 | |||||
| 2009 | 2008 | 2004-2008 Average | |||
| Accidents | |||||
| Line Pipe | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd Party Damage with release | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Disturbance of Supporting Environment with release | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Corrosion/Environmental Cracking | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fire/Ignition/Explosion | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other Damage with Release | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Other Facilities* | 9 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 3rd Party Damage | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Disturbance of Supporting Environment with release | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Corrosion/Environmental Cracking | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fire/Ignition/Explosion | 7 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Other Damage with Release | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Incidents | |||||
| Line Pipe | 20 | 13 | 17 | ||
| 3rd Party Damage / No Release | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Disturbance of Supporting Environment / No release | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Uncontained Release | 9 | 5 | 10 | ||
| Other | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Other Facilities* | 98 | 71 | 56 | ||
| 3rd Party Damage / No Release | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Disturbance of Supporting Environment / No release | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Uncontained Release | 86 | 61 | 51 | ||
| Other | 11 | 8 | 4 | ||
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