# COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COM — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1979-11-21

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 2790403  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1979-11-21  
**Published:** 1981-08-26

Gas transmission and gathering incident in CAMERON County, LA. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $25,000 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 CAMERON County, LA. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $25,000 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: 2790403.

Operator ID: 2620.

Reported incident date: 11/21/1979.

## 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: `f37b9c5e804903d10aa055a38e5e48989fbfe74878431ec54ed4cbb929fa03e1`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-22T05:34:15.653Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-9d8bc8fe095ff15dc332a0fa`

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