Hazardous Materials Incidents and serious incidents,,,
"Source: US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials, ",,,
"Office of Planning and Analysis, Hazardous Materials Information System; personal communication with Mary Hillstrom (Marasco Newton Group) 202 366-5826",,,
Date Updated 9/7/00,,,
Unit of Measurement: Number of Occurences,,,

Note: RSPA defines serious incidents as incidents that involve: a fatality or major,,,
injury due to a hazardous material; closure of a major transportation artery or ,,,
facility or evacuation of six or more persons due to the presence of a hazardous ,,,
material; or a vehicle accident or derailment resulting in the release of a hazardous,,,
material.,,,

Date,Hazmat Incidents,,Serious Incidents
Jan-90,612,,35
Feb-90,607,,27
Mar-90,707,,35
Apr-90,713,,38
May-90,766,,28
Jun-90,801,,28
Jul-90,886,,37
Aug-90,972,,43
Sep-90,884,,41
Oct-90,794,,32
Nov-90,616,,32
Dec-90,521,,26
Jan-91,690,,41
Feb-91,670,,41
Mar-91,670,,22
Apr-91,757,,37
May-91,820,,40
Jun-91,801,,34
Jul-91,944,,41
Aug-91,918,,42
Sep-91,852,,34
Oct-91,814,,28
Nov-91,616,,23
Dec-91,559,,22
Jan-92,655,,34
Feb-92,660,,24
Mar-92,734,,38
Apr-92,792,,36
May-92,802,,32
Jun-92,923,,32
Jul-92,952,,28
Aug-92,924,,37
Sep-92,853,,32
Oct-92,826,,34
Nov-92,592,,22
Dec-92,597,,27
Jan-93,667,,33
Feb-93,652,,25
Mar-93,863,,38
Apr-93,942,,26
May-93,"1,039",,26
Jun-93,"1,242",,35
Jul-93,"1,356",,29
Aug-93,"1,351",,35
Sep-93,"1,395",,29
Oct-93,"1,211",,32
Nov-93,"1,096",,21
Dec-93,"1,016",,29
Jan-94,"1,051",,28
Feb-94,"1,265",,32
Mar-94,"1,596",,29
Apr-94,"1,250",,38
May-94,"1,412",,41
Jun-94,"1,689",,41
Jul-94,"1,532",,42
Aug-94,"1,596",,54
Sep-94,"1,428",,31
Oct-94,"1,245",,30
Nov-94,"1,070",,29
Dec-94,953,,32
Jan-95,"1,034",,35
Feb-95,966,,27
Mar-95,"1,213",,42
Apr-95,"1,164",,36
May-95,"1,348",,31
Jun-95,"1,501",,29
Jul-95,"1,462",,41
Aug-95,"1,669",,32
Sep-95,"1,264",,33
Oct-95,"1,221",,35
Nov-95,"1,009",,37
Dec-95,892,,30
Jan-96,966,,38
Feb-96,"1,093",,42
Mar-96,"1,103",,26
Apr-96,"1,165",,32
May-96,"1,306",,36
Jun-96,"1,299",,40
Jul-96,"1,347",,42
Aug-96,"1,410",,51
Sep-96,"1,136",,41
Oct-96,"1,262",,37
Nov-96,968,,38
Dec-96,895,,43
Jan-97,"1,106",,46
Feb-97,949,,29
Mar-97,"1,092",,33
Apr-97,"1,168",,26
May-97,"1,210",,33
Jun-97,"1,262",,41
Jul-97,"1,408",,46
Aug-97,"1,196",,46
Sep-97,"1,383",,39
Oct-97,"1,265",,30
Nov-97,"1,013",,25
Dec-97,943,,29
Jan-98,"1,115",,43
Feb-98,986,,20
Mar-98,"1,271",,31
Apr-98,"1,312",,35
May-98,"1,384",,35
Jun-98,"1,583",,38
Jul-98,"1,600",,36
Aug-98,"1,456",,30
Sep-98,"1,410",,33
Oct-98,"1,222",,50
Nov-98,993,,31
Dec-98,"1,017",,48
Jan-99,973,,34
Feb-99,"1,093",,22
Mar-99,"1,241",,24
Apr-99,"1,297",,21
May-99,"1,346",,19
Jun-99,"1,804",,36
Jul-99,"1,935",,43
Aug-99,"1,872",,31
Sep-99,"1,567",,41
Oct-99,"1,418",,33
Nov-99,"1,268",,37
Dec-99,"1,163",,40
Jan-00,"1,242",,19
Feb-00,"1,369",,41
Mar-00,"1,416",,37
Apr-00,"1,348",,28
May-00,"1,616",,41
Jun-00,"1,675",,40
Jul-00,"1,513",,40
Aug-00,"1,795",,37
Sep-00,"1,553",,25
Oct-00,"1,499",,30
Nov-00,"1,156",,26
Dec-00,"1,043",,37
Jan-01,"1,299",,40
Feb-01,"1,198",,30
Mar-01,"1,349",,37
Apr-01,"1,472",,43
May-01,"1,685",,32
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All 2001 data is preliminary,,,