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Table 5-2. Injured Persons by Freight Transportation Mode: 1980-2006 (Historical)

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empty Cell 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
TOTAL injured persons (passenger and freight) NA NA 3,259,673 3,100,080 2,958,911 2,918,528 2,818,446 NA NA
Highway (passenger and freight) NA (R) 3,230,666 (R) 3,188,750 (R) 3,032,672 (R) 2,925,758 (R) 2,888,601 (R) 2,788,378 2,699,000 (P) 2,575,000
Large truck occupants1 NA (R) 41,822 (R) 30,832 (R) 29,424 (R) 26,242 (R) 26,893 (R)27,287 27,000 23,000
Others injured in crashes involving large trucks NA 108,000 109,000 102,000 104,000 95,000 89,000 86,000 NA
Large truck occupants1 (percent) NA (R) 1.3 (R) 1.0 (R) 1.0 (R) 0.9 (R) 0.9 (R) 1.0 (R) 1.0 NA
Others injured in crashes involving large trucks (percent) NA 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 NA
Railroad (passenger and freight) 62,246 25,143 11,643 10,985 11,103 (R) 9,242 (R) 9,132 (R) 9,231 7,880
Highway-rail grade crossing2 (R) 3,550 2,407 1,219 1,157 999 (R) 1,035 (R) 1,091 (R) 1,020 1,021
Railroad2,3 (R) 58,696 22,736 10,424 9,828 10,104 (R) 8,207 (R) 8,042 (R) 8,219 6,881
Waterborne (passenger and freight) NA NA (R) 665 (R) 601 (R) 790 (R) 817 (R) 699 (R) 644 771
Vessel-related4 180 175 (R) 151 (R) 161 (R) 196 (R) 225 (R) 255 (R) 140 177
Freight ship 8 10 5 (R) 2 (R) 10 (R) 12 (R) 7 (R) 12 19
Tank ship 9 13 3 1 (R) 4 (R) 3 (R) 7 (R) 3 2
Tug / towboat 27 19 (R) 18 (R) 33 (R) 22 (R) 12 (R) 27 (R) 20 22
Offshore supply NA 9 (R) 6 (R) 15 (R) 6 5 5 (R) 1 6
Fishing vessel 28 31 (R) 21 (R) 25 (R) 44 (R) 29 (R) 37 (R) 29 33
Mobile offshore drilling units NA 13 0 (R) 0 0 (R) 19 (R) 3 (R) 2 2
Platform NA 9 0 0 0 0 0 (R) 1 0
Freight barge NA 3 2 0 1 0 (R) 4 (R) 0 0
Tank barge NA 3 0 2 (R) 2 (R) 2 (R) 3 (R) 1 0
Miscellaneous 98 12 (R) 96 (R) 83 (R) 107 (R) 173 (R) 135 (R) 71 93
Not related to vessel casualties4 NA NA (R) 514 (R) 440 (R) 594 (R) 562 (R) 471 (R) 504 594
Pipeline 192 76 81 61 49 71 60 (R) 47 31
Hazardous liquid pipeline 15 7 4 10 0 5 16 2 2
Gas pipeline 177 69 77 51 49 66 44 (R) 45 29

Key: NA = not available; R = revised, P = preliminary.

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 injuries involve workers on duty (5,543 in 2005).
4Vessel-related injuries include those involving damage to vessels, such as collisions or groundings. Injuries not related to vessel casualties include those from falls overboard or from accidents involving onboard equipment.
5Railroad injuries are preliminary.

Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to some injuries being counted in more than one mode.

Source:

Total and Pipeline: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2007, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of August 2, 2007.

Highway: National Center for Transportation Analysis, National Highway Transit Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts, Large Trucks (Annual Issues). 2006: National Center for Transportation Analysis, National Highway Transit Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts (July 2007).

Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/default.asp as of August 17, 2007.

Waterborne: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Data Administration Division, personal communication, August 17, 2007.


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