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Table 3.100. Causes of Hazardous Materials Incidents in Kansas, 2003-2012
Year Explosion Fire Spill
Equipment
Failure
Operator
Error Natural Dumping Other
2003 6 14 194 191 29 6 2 51
2004 5 10 58 355 31 2 1 315
2005 1 5 49 181 21 2 6 0
2006 0 3 46 214 18 1 3 89
2007 1 6 41 238 13 3 0 94
2008 3 7 59 168 27 9 1 110
2009 1 7 142 207 25 14 4 112
2010 2 7 234 120 20 2 2 105
2011 1 6 154 91 10 3 2 21
2012 1 8 153 69 23 1 3 94
Total 21 73 1130 1834 217 43 24 991
10-year
Average 2.1 7.3 113 183.4 21.7 4.3 2.4 99.1
Source: Kansas Division of Emergency Management, Technological Hazards SectionManaging the Risk: 2011 Kansas Commission
on Emergency Planning and Response Annual Report, shows the number of hazardous material releases reported to all three
Kansas agencies of Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM), the Kansas Department of Health and Environment
(KDHE) and the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC). The 2011 Annual Report can be viewed at
http://www.kansastag.gov/advhtml_doc_upload/2011%20managing%20the%20risk.pdf
U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration
Reports from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration’s provides detail and incident history for the pipeline systems in the State of
Kansas between 2001 and 2012. Significant incidents are those incidents reported by pipeline
operators with any of the following conditions met: 1) fatality or injury requiring in-patient
hospitalization; 2) $50,000 or more in total costs, measured in 1984 dollars; 3) highly volatile
liquid releases of five barrels or more or other liquid releases of 50 barrels or more; 4) liquid
releases resulting in an unintentional fire or explosion. According to these reports, there were
147 pipeline incidents that caused four fatalities, 24 injuries and $69.5 million in damages over
the 12 year period (2001-2012). Table 3.101 gives the incident details by county for the Region
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