# SOUTHERN NATURAL GAS CO — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1978-02-25

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 2780081  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1978-02-25  
**Published:** 1981-08-26

Gas transmission and gathering incident in JEFFERSON County, AL. Reported cause: CORROSION. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $8,491 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

## Document text

Gas transmission and gathering incident in JEFFERSON County, AL. Reported cause: CORROSION. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $8,491 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.

Report number: 2780081.

Operator ID: 18516.

Reported incident date: 2/25/1978.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/27nc-rsge/files/9f62744f-3372-46f6-aa5b-15cf60261a93?download=true&filename=Gas%20Transmission%20%26%20Gathering%20Incident%20Data%20-%201970%20to%20mid%201984.zip>
- Source ID: `phmsa-pipeline-incidents`
- SHA-256: `127e036867a70956a3df68084ba2c4693dd9c5a02cf3636a8456bc0098a7478c`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T08:04:17.133Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-440703600f2af34b361b13b1`

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