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TABLE 15-9 Hazardous Materials Injuries by Mode: 1994-2004

Monday, September 10, 2012

TABLE 15-9 Hazardous Materials Injuries by Mode: 1994-2004

Number

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  1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Air 57 33 33 24 20 12 5 13 4 1 12
Highway 425 296 216 152 151 217 164 109 118 105 156
Rail 95 71 926 45 22 35 82 46 14 13 121
Water 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 577 400 1,175 221 195 264 251 168 136 119 289

SOURCES: 1994—U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Hazardous Materials Information System database, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/, as of April 2005. 1995-2004—USDOT, PHMSA, Hazardous Materials Information System, 10-Year Hazardous Materials Data, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/, as of May 2005.