Table 2-42. Waterborne Transportation Safety Data not Related to Vessel Casualties
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Table 2-42. Waterborne Transportation Safety Data not Related to Vessel Casualties
| 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalitiesa | 420 | 330 | 281 | 130 | 101 | 56 | 131 | 131 | 141 | 137 | 111 | 108 | 76 | 67 |
| Injuries | U | U | U | U | U | U | 1,633 | 1,542 | 1,807 | 1,916 | 1,298 | 947 | 474 | 399 |
| Vesselsb | U | 321 | 274 | 128 | 98 | 51 | 125 | 120 | 127 | 131 | R1,409 | 1,023 | 506 | 426 |
a Fatalities include people who were declared missing.
b Figures represent the number of vessels involved in nonvessel casualties. These vessels were not part of the accident, but the accident may have occurred on the vessel (e.g., crewmembers swept overboard by a wave).
KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.
NOTES: Fatalities and injuries cited arise from an event not related to a vessel casualty, such as falls or electrocution.
1992-98 data come from the Marine Safety Management Information System. Data for prior years may not bedirectly comparable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Investigations and Analysis, Compliance Analysis Division (G-MOA-2), personal communications.