2-6,,,,,
Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents,,,,,
,1990,1995,2000,2004,2005
Highway,"7,297","12,869","15,063",R13101,"13,344"
Accident related,249,253, R329,R283,304
Injuries,311,296,164, R158,171
Fatalities,8,7,16, R14,24
Rail,"1,279","1,155","1,058", R773,738
Accident related,48,50,62,R47,50
Injuries,73,71,82, R122,685
Fatalities,0,0,0,3,10
Air,297,817,"1,419",995,"1,654"
Accident related,0,0, R3,0,9
Injuries,39,33,5,R11,78
Fatalities,0,0,0,0,0
Water,7,12,17,R17,68
Accident related,0,0,0,0,0
Injuries,0,0,0,0,0
Fatalities,0,0,0,0,0
Pipeline,,,,,
Liquid,180,188,146,R142,137
Injuries,7,11,4,R16,2
Fatalities,3,3,1,5,2
Natural gas distribution,109,97,154,R175,172
Injuries,52,43,59,41,38
Fatalities,6,16,22,18,14
Natural gas transmission,89,64,80,R122,182
Injuries,17,10,18,3,7
Fatalities,0,2,15,R0,0
Key: R = Revised,,,,,
"Notes:  Accident related excludes human errors, package failures, and unreported cases. Water data are for incidents involving packaged materials only and do not include incidents where the vessel is the container (e.g., a barge or oil tanker). Nonpipeline reporting requirements changed in 2002.",,,,,
"Sources: USDOT, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Hazardous Materials Information System Database. 1990 data—available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/biennial/ 96_97biennial.rpt.pdf, as of December 2005. 1995–2005 data—available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/inc/data/2005/2005frm.htm, as of August 2006. Pipeline data—USDOT, PHMSA, Office of Pipeline Safety, available at http://ops.dot.gov/stats/stats.htm, as of August 2006.",,,,,