Table 5-1: Transportation Fatalities by Freight Transportation Mode (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 20055 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total transportation fatalities (passenger and freight) | NA | 47,347 | 44,384 | 44,941 | 45,299 | (R) 45,126 | (R) 45,005 | NA |
| Highway (passenger and freight) | 51,091 | 44,599 | 41,945 | 42,196 | 43,005 | 42,884 | (R) 42,836 | 44,443 |
| Large truck occupants1 | 1,262 | 705 | 754 | 708 | 689 | 726 | (R) 766 | 803 |
| Others killed in crashes involving large trucks | 4,709 | 4,567 | 4,528 | 4,403 | 4,250 | 4,310 | (R) 4,469 | 4,409 |
| Large truck occupants1 (percent) | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Others killed in crashes involving large trucks (percent) | 9.2 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| Railroad (passenger and freight) | 1,417 | 1,297 | 937 | 971 | 951 | (R) 868 | (R) 896 | 892 |
| Highway-rail crossing2 | 833 | 698 | 425 | 421 | 357 | (R) 334 | (R) 370 | 357 |
| Railroad2,3 | 584 | 599 | 512 | 550 | 594 | (R) 534 | (R) 526 | 535 |
| Waterborne (passenger and freight) | 487 | 186 | 187 | 147 | 136 | 127 | 93 | U |
| Vessel-related4 | 206 | 85 | 53 | 53 | 62 | 53 | 36 | U |
| Freight ship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | U |
| Tank ship | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | U |
| Tug / towboat | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | U |
| Offshore supply | NA | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | U |
| Fishing vessel | 60 | 47 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 14 | U |
| Mobile offshore drilling units | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | U |
| Platform | NA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U |
| Freight barge | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | U |
| Tank barge | NA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | U |
| Miscellaneous | 56 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 6 | U |
| Not vessel-related4 | 281 | 101 | 134 | 94 | 74 | 74 | 57 | U |
| Pipeline | 19 | 9 | 38 | 7 | 12 | 12 | (R) 23 | 19 |
| Hazardous liquid pipeline | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Gas pipeline | 15 | 6 | 37 | 7 | 11 | 12 | (R) 18 | 17 |
Key: NA = not available; R = revised.
1Large trucks are defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors.
2Includes Amtrak.
3Includes train accidents and other incidents. Most fatalities involve trespassers who are included under other incidents (467 in 2005).
4Vessel-related casualties include those involving damage to vessels such as collisions or groundings. Fatalities not related to vessel casualties include deaths from falling overboard or from accidents involving onboard equipment.
5Railroad fatalities are preliminary.
Note: Caution must be exercised in comparing fatalities across modes because significantly different definitions are used.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of September 15, 2006.
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