List of pipeline accidents in the United States in 1967

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The following is a list of pipeline accidents in the United States in 1967. It is one of several lists of U.S. pipeline accidents. See also: list of natural gas and oil production accidents in the United States.

Incidents[]

This is not a complete list of all pipeline accidents. For natural gas alone, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a United States Department of Transportation agency, has collected data on more than 3,200 accidents deemed serious or significant since 1987.

A "significant incident" results in any of the following consequences:

  • Fatality or injury requiring in-patient hospitalization.
  • $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars.
  • Liquid releases of five or more barrels (42 US gal/barrel).
  • Releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion.

PHMSA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) post-incident data and results of investigations into accidents involving pipelines that carry a variety of products, including natural gas, oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, carbon dioxide, and other substances. Occasionally pipelines are re-purposed to carry different products.[1]

The following incidents occurred during 1967:

  • 1967 A Shell Oil Company 6-inch propane pipeline exploded and burned while it was being worked on in Meeker, Oklahoma on January 10. One of the workers was killed, and another injured.[2]
  • 1967 A leaking gas main in the Jamaica section of New York City, New York caught fire on January 13. Two pieces of FDNY equipment responding to the gas leak report were burned, as well as numerous buildings. The fire spread to 13 alarm size, with 63 fire companies being used to control the situation. Seventeen homes were destroyed. The cause of the leak was the failure of a moisture scrubbing "drip pot" on the pipeline.[3][4][5]
  • 1967 Manufacturers Light and Heat Company announced they were asking the Federal Power Commission permission to allow a new pipeline to replace 73.5 miles of older pipeline, which was having 200 to 450 leaks a year in Eastern Pennsylvania.[6]
  • 1967 On May 16, a pile driver ruptured a propane pipeline in Dearborn, Michigan. The escaping gas caught fire, with two construction workers being killed, and four others seriously burned.[7]
  • 1967 A leaking pipeline released 30,000 barrels (4,800 m3) of JP-4 grade jet fuel in Wilmington, California on June 30. There was no fire.[8]
  • 1967 On August 5, a leaking gas main forced five homes to be evacuated in Queens, New York.[9]
  • 1967 On August 10, a gas main that had been capped the day before leaked natural gas into a concession stand in Bamberg, South Carolina. An explosion of the gas was likely caused by an electrical spark, but the 6:40 am time likely prevented any injuries.[10]
  • 1967 A road construction machine ruptured an 18-inch Plantation Pipeline on September 25 in Akron, Alabama, spilling more than 5,000 gallons of gasoline. The gasoline had to be burned off to eliminate it.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Data sets of PHMSA Pipeline Safety-Flagged Incidents for 1986–2001, 2002–2009, and 2010–2017 can be downloaded from the tab by that name on the PHMSA's Pipeline Incident Flagged Files page at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/data-and-statistics/pipeline/pipeline-incident-flagged-files, accessed 2018.01.10. PHMSA Corrective Action Orders are at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/reports/enforce/CAO_opid_0.html. PHMSA Pipeline Failure Investigation Reports are at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/safety-reports/pipeline-failure-investigation-reports. NTSB Pipeline Accident Reports are at https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Pages/pipeline.aspx.
  2. ^ "The Altus Times-Democrat - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Montagna, F.C. (1999). Responding to Routine Emergencies. Fire Engineering. p. 86. ISBN 9780912212814. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "The Spokesman-Review - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  6. ^ "Gettysburg Times - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  7. ^ "The Owosso Argus-Press - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "The Press-Courier - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Gas Leak in Queens" (PDF). The New York Times. August 6, 1967.
  10. ^ "Herald-Journal - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  11. ^ "The Tuscaloosa News - Google News Archive Search". Archived from the original on October 17, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
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