Pipeline transportation
Pipeline transportation safety investigation P24H0018
The occurrence
On 16 April 2024, at approximately 1045 Mountain Daylight Time (MDT), a pipeline operated by TC Energy, carrying sweet natural gas, ruptured near Edson, Alberta. The escaping gas ignited.
The rupture created an approximately 450 square meters crater, and the resulting fire continued until the affected section of pipeline was isolated. No injuries were reported. The TSB is investigating.
Pipeline occurrence datasets from January 1979
With a view to advancing transportation safety, the TSB is publishing data from its Pipeline Occurrence Database System (PODS) on reportable accidents and incidents (which together are called occurrences) for use by industry and the public. The TSB gathers these data in the course of its investigations and uses them to analyze safety deficiencies and identify risks in the Canadian transportation system.
Background and Fact Sheet for the Pipeline Investigation Report No. P00H0061
Compressor Station Occurrence, East Hereford, Quebec 28 December 2000
The sole mission of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is to advance safety through the investigation of accidents or incidents in the marine, pipeline, rail and air modes of transportation. As a result of the detailed investigation into the pipeline occurrence in East Hereford, Quebec, significant safety actions have already been taken to make the system safer. These actions include:
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in May 2024
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 |
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in April 2024
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 |
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in March 2024
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 |
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in February 2024
February | Year to Date (February) | |||||
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 |
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in January 2024
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2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 average |
2024 | 2023 | 2019-2023 |
Table 1. Reportable Pipeline Occurrences in December 2023
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2023 | 2022 | 2018-2022 average |
2023 | 2022 | 2018-2022 |