# THE OHIO FUEL GAS COMPANY — Gas transmission and gathering — incident on 1971-04-04

**Citation:** PHMSA Report 2710119  
**Type / status:** incident / historical  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** 1971-04-04  
**Published:** 1981-08-28

Gas transmission and gathering incident in ASHLAND County, OH. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $10 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 ASHLAND County, OH. Reported cause: DAMAGE BY OUTSIDE FORCES. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, $10 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: 2710119.

Operator ID: 0.

Reported incident date: 4/4/1971.

## 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: `133191ebb4919835c138825a7369245ed00baf578cd1eefc527192daf06e5f0a`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-13T02:01:25.153Z
- Exported: 2026-08-23T18:26:58.965Z
- Document slug: `phmsa-incident-dfa6bf77cc9b6bddbe937ec0`

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