, ▁in ▁Smith ▁County , ▁Mississippi . ▁One ▁worker ▁was ▁killed , ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁injured . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁fire . ▁The ▁workers ▁were ▁" liter ally ▁right ▁on ▁top " ▁of ▁the ▁explos ion ; ▁their ▁inj uries ▁were ▁caused ▁by ▁pressure , ▁not ▁heat . ▁One ▁worker ▁was ▁injured ▁when ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁pipe ▁fell ▁on ▁him . ▁The ▁explos ion ▁sn apped ▁and ▁bent ▁a ▁pipeline ▁connected ▁to ▁a ▁massive ▁separator ▁unit ▁which ▁was ▁sl ung ▁several ▁yards . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 0 , ▁operators ▁of ▁a ▁Belle ▁Four che ▁pipeline ▁incorrectly ▁operated ▁the ▁line , ▁causing ▁it ▁to ▁fail , ▁near ▁Ed g erton , ▁Wy oming . ▁About ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁of ▁cru de ▁oil ▁were ▁sp ill , ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁gall ons ▁being ▁lost . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 7 , ▁a ▁pipeline ▁was ▁found ▁le aking ▁by ▁an ▁aer ial ▁pat rol ▁in ▁A to ka ▁County , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁of ▁dies el ▁fuel ▁were ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁accident , ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁it ▁was ▁recovered . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 7 , ▁a ▁le aking ▁pipeline ▁carrying ▁jet ▁fuel ▁was ▁accident ally ▁ign ited ▁by ▁a ▁pipeline ▁repair ▁crew ▁in ▁U pton ▁County , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 8 , ▁Kinder ▁Morgan ' s ▁Natural ▁Gas ▁P ipeline ▁Company ▁of ▁America ▁above - ground ▁storage ▁tank ▁north ▁of