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Figure 10-9 - Hazardous Materials Injuries by Selected Mode: 1992-2002

Monday, September 10, 2012

Figure 10-9 - Hazardous Materials Injuries by Selected Mode: 1992-2002

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Figure 10-9 Hazardous Materials Injuries by Selected Mode: 1992-2002. If you are a user with disability and cannot view this image, use the table version. If you need further assistance, call 800-853-1351.

NOTES: Water data are not included on these figures but are included in the corresponding tables. On an average annual basis, 9 incidents were reported by vessels. Two injuries were reported in 1998; none in other years. The 1996 spike in rail injuries resulted from 1 train derailment in which 787 people were injured by the release of chlorine gas.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Hazardous Materials Information System database, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/files/hazmat/10year/10yearfrm.htm, as of October 2003.