1-8 Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents, Injuries, and Fatalities: 1990, 2000, 2009, 2010
1-8 Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents, Injuries, and Fatalities: 1990, 2000, 2009, 2010
| 1990 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Incidents | 7,297 | 15,063 | 12,730 | 12,644 |
| Accident related | 249 | 329 | 251 | 320 |
| Injuries | 311 | 164 | 153 | 153 |
| Fatalities | 8 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Rail Incidents | 1,279 | 1,058 | 643 | 750 |
| Accident related | 48 | 62 | 37 | 37 |
| Injuries | 73 | 82 | 38 | 13 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Air Incidents | 297 | 1,419 | 1,356 | 1,293 |
| Accident related | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Injuries | 39 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Water Incidents | 7 | 17 | 90 | 105 |
| Accident related | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pipeline | 1990 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas Distribution Incidents | 110 | 154 | 158 | 122 |
| Injuries | 52 | 59 | 52 | 46 |
| Fatalities | 6 | 22 | 9 | 14 |
| Natural Gas Transmission Incidents | 89 | 80 | 129 | 118 |
| Injuries | 17 | 18 | 11 | 61 |
| Fatalities | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Liquid Incidents | 180 | 146 | 338 | 345 |
| Injuries | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Fatalities | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Notes: Data for 2009 are revised. 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. Pipeline data contain all incidents reported to PHMSA based on the reporting criteria in effect at the time of the incidents. Natural gas transmission includes gathering system.
Sources: Highway, Rail, Air and Water—USDOT, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Office of Hazardous Material Safety, Incident Statistics, available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat/library/data-stats as of October 2011. Pipeline—USDOT, PHMSA, Office of Pipeline Safety, Accident/Incident Summary Statistics, available at http://www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/data-stats as of October 2011.