Table 2-20: Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 2004,,,,,
(Not including pipelines),,,,,
,Mode,,,,
State,Highway,Rail,Air,Water2,Total
Alabama,149,17,3,0,169
Alaska,3,0,14,1,18
Arizona,204,19,6,0,229
Arkansas,131,10,0,0,141
California,"1,082",70,46,1,"1,199"
Colorado,332,8,11,0,351
Connecticut,239,0,2,0,241
Delaware,22,1,0,0,23
District of Columbia,14,0,0,0,14
Florida,452,20,27,4,503
Georgia,372,14,13,0,399
Hawaii,3,0,2,1,6
Idaho,28,1,0,0,29
Illinois,"1,004",83,15,0,"1,102"
Indiana,351,12,9,0,372
Iowa,124,5,1,0,130
Kansas,286,16,2,0,304
Kentucky,142,17,129,0,288
Louisiana,204,92,0,1,297
Maine,30,2,1,0,33
Maryland,299,6,4,0,309
Massachusetts,186,5,4,0,195
Michigan,230,10,9,0,249
Minnesota,244,12,10,0,266
Mississippi,119,7,0,0,126
Missouri,269,18,7,0,294
Montana,37,2,2,0,41
Nebraska,47,9,2,0,58
Nevada,57,4,4,0,65
New Hampshire,20,2,1,0,23
New Jersey,348,20,18,2,388
New Mexico,54,9,3,0,66
New York,445,13,6,0,464
North Carolina,499,16,12,0,527
North Dakota,22,1,1,0,24
Ohio,976,27,323,0,"1,326"
Oklahoma,180,7,3,0,190
Oregon,212,9,3,0,224
Pennsylvania,930,18,7,0,955
Rhode Island,22,0,1,0,23
South Carolina,144,7,2,1,154
South Dakota,11,2,2,0,15
Tennessee,563,18,228,0,809
Texas,"1,124",87,21,2,"1,234"
Utah,159,9,5,0,173,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vermont,17,0,3,0,20,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Virginia,117,10,4,0,131,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Washington,138,21,5,0,164,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
West Virginia,55,9,4,0,68,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wisconsin,249,2,7,0,258,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wyoming,16,6,1,0,23,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"United States, total1","12,977",753,995,15,"14,710",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1Total does not include U.S. territories or foreign countries.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2Includes only packaged shipments (i.e., nonbulk shipments).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOTES: Hazardous materials incident data are subject to revision and correction by the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Hazardous materials transportation incidents required to be reported are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 49 CFR Part 171.15, 171.16 (Form F 5800.1).  Incident means any of the following events: (1) a fatality or major injury caused by the release of a hazardous material; (2) the evacuation of 25 or more persons as a result of release of a hazardous material or exposure to fire; (3) a release or exposure to fire which results in the closure of a major transportation artery; (4) the alteration of an aircraft flight plan or operation; (5) the release of radioactive materials from Type B packaging; (6) the release of over 11.9 gallons or 88.2 pounds of a severe marine pollutant; or (7) the release of a bulk quantity (over 119 gallons or 882 pounds) of a hazardous material. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Hazmat Summary by State for Calendar Year 2004, Washington, DC: 2005, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/ as of Sept. 30, 2005.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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