{"data":{"id":"us/49-cfr-195.50","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"49 CFR 195.50","heading":"Reporting accidents.","body":"An accident report is required for each failure in a pipeline system subject to this part in which there is a release of the hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide transported resulting in any of the following:\n(a) Explosion or fire not intentionally set by the operator.\n(b) Release of 5 gallons (19 liters) or more of hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide, except that no report is required for a release of less than 5 barrels (0.8 cubic meters) resulting from a pipeline maintenance activity if the release is:\n(1) Not otherwise reportable under this section;\n(2) Not one described in § 195.52(a)(4);\n(3) Confined to company property or pipeline right-of-way; and\n(4) Cleaned up promptly;\n(c) Death of any person;\n(d) Personal injury necessitating hospitalization;\n(e) Estimated property damage, including cost of clean-up and recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property of the operator or others, or both, exceeding $50,000.","path":["Title 49—Transportation","Subtitle B—Other Regulations Relating to Transportation","CHAPTER I—PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER D—PIPELINE SAFETY","PART 195—TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS LIQUIDS BY PIPELINE","Subpart B—Annual, Accident, and Safety-Related Condition Reporting"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-49.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:34Z","sha256":"29f3bbacd9140f25041609ec53397575364e5d6c0b2a60b12db2f4fed5d75909","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/49-cfr-195.49","next":"us/49-cfr-195.52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}