Table 6-10 Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents: 2010-2015
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Incidents | 14,795 | 15,029 | 15,445 | 16,053 | 17,401 | 16,588 |
| Total Vehicular Accident / Derailment Incidents | 358 | 377 | 398 | 367 | 351 | 286 |
| Vehicular Accident-related Percent of Total Incidents | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.0% | 1.7% |
| Air | 1,295 | 1,401 | 1,460 | 1,441 | 1,327 | 1,074 |
| Vehicular Accident-related | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Highway | 12,648 | 12,812 | 13,254 | 13,882 | 15,310 | 14,923 |
| Vehicular Accident-related | 320 | 335 | 363 | 333 | 330 | 251 |
| Rail | 747 | 745 | 661 | 667 | 717 | 567 |
| Vehicular Accident-related / Derailment Incidents | 35 | 40 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 32 |
| Water1 | 105 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 47 | 24 |
| Vehicular Accident-related | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1 Water include only packages (nonbulk) marine. Non-packaged (bulk) marine hazardous material incidents are reported to the U.S. Coast Guard and are not included.
NOTES: Incidents are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR): 49 CFR 171.15 and 171.16 (Form F 5800.1). Each modal total also includes fatalities caused by human error, package failure, and causes not elsewhere classified. Accident-related are the result of a vehicular crash or accident damage (e.g., a train derailment).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, HAZMAT Intelligence Portal (as of April 10, 2016), available at https://hip.phmsa.dot.gov/ as of April 2016.