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 1/02,,,
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,Date,Serious Incidents
Jan-90,612,Jan-90,35
Feb-90,607,Feb-90,27
Mar-90,707,Mar-90,35
Apr-90,713,Apr-90,38
May-90,766,May-90,28
Jun-90,801,Jun-90,28
Jul-90,886,Jul-90,37
Aug-90,972,Aug-90,43
Sep-90,884,Sep-90,41
Oct-90,794,Oct-90,32
Nov-90,616,Nov-90,32
Dec-90,521,Dec-90,26
Jan-91,690,Jan-91,41
Feb-91,670,Feb-91,41
Mar-91,670,Mar-91,22
Apr-91,757,Apr-91,37
May-91,820,May-91,40
Jun-91,801,Jun-91,34
Jul-91,944,Jul-91,41
Aug-91,918,Aug-91,42
Sep-91,852,Sep-91,34
Oct-91,814,Oct-91,28
Nov-91,616,Nov-91,23
Dec-91,559,Dec-91,22
Jan-92,655,Jan-92,34
Feb-92,660,Feb-92,24
Mar-92,734,Mar-92,38
Apr-92,792,Apr-92,36
May-92,802,May-92,32
Jun-92,923,Jun-92,32
Jul-92,952,Jul-92,28
Aug-92,924,Aug-92,37
Sep-92,853,Sep-92,32
Oct-92,826,Oct-92,34
Nov-92,592,Nov-92,22
Dec-92,597,Dec-92,27
Jan-93,667,Jan-93,33
Feb-93,652,Feb-93,25
Mar-93,863,Mar-93,38
Apr-93,942,Apr-93,26
May-93,"1,039",May-93,26
Jun-93,"1,242",Jun-93,35
Jul-93,"1,356",Jul-93,29
Aug-93,"1,351",Aug-93,35
Sep-93,"1,395",Sep-93,29
Oct-93,"1,211",Oct-93,32
Nov-93,"1,096",Nov-93,21
Dec-93,"1,016",Dec-93,29
Jan-94,"1,051",Jan-94,28
Feb-94,"1,265",Feb-94,32
Mar-94,"1,596",Mar-94,29
Apr-94,"1,250",Apr-94,38
May-94,"1,412",May-94,41
Jun-94,"1,689",Jun-94,41
Jul-94,"1,532",Jul-94,42
Aug-94,"1,596",Aug-94,54
Sep-94,"1,428",Sep-94,31
Oct-94,"1,245",Oct-94,30
Nov-94,"1,070",Nov-94,29
Dec-94,953,Dec-94,32
Jan-95,"1,034",Jan-95,35
Feb-95,966,Feb-95,27
Mar-95,"1,213",Mar-95,42
Apr-95,"1,164",Apr-95,36
May-95,"1,348",May-95,31
Jun-95,"1,501",Jun-95,29
Jul-95,"1,462",Jul-95,41
Aug-95,"1,669",Aug-95,32
Sep-95,"1,264",Sep-95,33
Oct-95,"1,221",Oct-95,35
Nov-95,"1,009",Nov-95,37
Dec-95,892,Dec-95,30
Jan-96,966,Jan-96,38
Feb-96,"1,093",Feb-96,42
Mar-96,"1,103",Mar-96,26
Apr-96,"1,165",Apr-96,32
May-96,"1,306",May-96,36
Jun-96,"1,299",Jun-96,40
Jul-96,"1,347",Jul-96,42
Aug-96,"1,410",Aug-96,51
Sep-96,"1,136",Sep-96,41
Oct-96,"1,262",Oct-96,37
Nov-96,968,Nov-96,38
Dec-96,895,Dec-96,43
Jan-97,"1,106",Jan-97,46
Feb-97,949,Feb-97,29
Mar-97,"1,092",Mar-97,33
Apr-97,"1,168",Apr-97,26
May-97,"1,210",May-97,33
Jun-97,"1,262",Jun-97,41
Jul-97,"1,408",Jul-97,46
Aug-97,"1,196",Aug-97,46
Sep-97,"1,383",Sep-97,39
Oct-97,"1,265",Oct-97,30
Nov-97,"1,013",Nov-97,25
Dec-97,943,Dec-97,29
Jan-98,"1,115",Jan-98,43
Feb-98,986,Feb-98,20
Mar-98,"1,271",Mar-98,31
Apr-98,"1,312",Apr-98,35
May-98,"1,384",May-98,35
Jun-98,"1,583",Jun-98,38
Jul-98,"1,600",Jul-98,36
Aug-98,"1,456",Aug-98,30
Sep-98,"1,410",Sep-98,33
Oct-98,"1,222",Oct-98,50
Nov-98,993,Nov-98,31
Dec-98,"1,017",Dec-98,48
Jan-99,973,Jan-99,34
Feb-99,"1,093",Feb-99,22
Mar-99,"1,241",Mar-99,24
Apr-99,"1,297",Apr-99,21
May-99,"1,346",May-99,19
Jun-99,"1,804",Jun-99,36
Jul-99,"1,935",Jul-99,43
Aug-99,"1,872",Aug-99,31
Sep-99,"1,567",Sep-99,41
Oct-99,"1,418",Oct-99,33
Nov-99,"1,268",Nov-99,37
Dec-99,"1,163",Dec-99,40
Jan-00,"1,242",Jan-00,19
Feb-00,"1,369",Feb-00,41
Mar-00,"1,416",Mar-00,37
Apr-00,"1,348",Apr-00,28
May-00,"1,616",May-00,41
Jun-00,"1,675",Jun-00,40
Jul-00,"1,513",Jul-00,40
Aug-00,"1,795",Aug-00,37
Sep-00,"1,553",Sep-00,25
Oct-00,"1,499",Oct-00,30
Nov-00,"1,156",Nov-00,26
Dec-00,"1,043",Dec-00,37
Jan-01,"1,349",Jan-01,42
Feb-01,"1,265",Feb-01,34
Mar-01,"1,422",Mar-01,44
Apr-01,"1,561",Apr-01,51
May-01,"1,803",May-01,45
Jun-01,"1,685",Jun-01,35
Jul-01,"1,729",Jul-01,33
Aug-01,"1,881",Aug-01,46
Sep-01,"1,413",Sep-01,35
Oct-01,"1,441",Oct-01,23
Nov-01,"1,102",Nov-01,19
Dec-01,897,Dec-01,24
Jan-02,"1,054",Jan-02,34
Feb-02,936,Feb-02,16
Mar-02,"1,178",Mar-02,23
Apr-02,"1,353",Apr-02,21