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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Table 5-2. Injured Persons by Freight Transportation Mode: 1980, 1990, and 2000–2012 (Historical)

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Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Total injured persons (passenger and freight) NA 3,269,465 (R) 3,217,115 (R) 3,059,977 (R) 2,946,687 (R) 2,906,807 (R) 2,806,466 (R) 2,716,558 (R) 2,592,868 (R) 2,510,231 (R) 2,366,530 (R) 2,235,294 (R) 2,258,768 (R) 2,234,245 U
Highway (passenger and freight) NA 3,230,666 3,188,750 3,032,672 2,925,758 2,888,601 2,788,378 2,699,000 2,575,000 2,491,000 2,346,000 2,217,000 2,239,000 2,217,000 2,362,000
Large truck occupants1 NA 41,822 30,832 29,424 26,242 26,893 27,287 (R) 27,284 (R) 23,815 (R) 23,314 (R) 22,947 17,000 20,000 23,000 25,000
Others injured in crashes involving large trucks NA 108,000 109,000 102,000 104,000 95,000 89,000 86,000 83,000 77,000 64,000 56,000 60,000 66,000 79,000
Large truck occupants1 (percent) NA 1.3 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1
Others injured in crashes involving large trucks (percent) NA 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.5 3.9 3.0 3.3
Railroad (passenger and freight) (R) 58,712 (R) 22,957 (R) 10,614 (R) 9,990 (R) 10,296 (R) 8,376 (R) 8,273 (R) 8,677 (R) 7,898 (R) 8,830 (R) 8,227 (R) 7,419 (R) 7,671 (R) 7,550 U
Highway-rail crossing2 (R) 356 (R) 221 (R) 190 (R) 162 (R) 192 (R) 147 (R) 173 (R) 180 (R) 171 (R) 220 (R) 152 (R) 141 (R) 169 (R) 216 U
Railroad2,3 (R) 58,356 (R) 22,736 (R) 10,424 (R) 9,828 (R) 10,104 (R) 8,229 (R) 8,100 (R) 8,497 (R) 7,727 (R) 8,610 (R) 8,075 (R) 7,278 (R) 7,502 (R) 7,334 U
Waterborne (passenger and freight) NA NA (R) 758 (R) 685 (R) 798 (R) 806 (R) 733 (R) 671 (R) 962 (R) 750 (R) 623 (R) 563 (R) 677 (R) 901 U
Vessel-related4 180 175 (R) 151 (R) 161 (R) 196 (R) 255 (R) 228 (R) 167 (R) 368 (R) 191 (R) 159 (R) 186 (R) 135 (R) 247 U
  Freight ship 8 10 5 2 10 12 7 16 21 9 11 8 17 24 U
  Tank ship 9 13 3 1 4 3 7 4 2 3 3 4 0 10 U
  Tug/towboat 27 19 18 33 22 12 27 22 33 19 20 39 0 27 U
  Offshore supply NA 9 6 15 6 5 5 1 7 6 2 0 3 1 U
  Fishing vessel 28 31 21 25 44 29 37 34 35 30 17 35 15 46 U
  Mobile offshore drilling units NA 13 0 0 0 19 3 2 3 5 2 1 10 6 U
  Platform NA 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 U
  Freight barge NA 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 7 1 0 0 4 U
  Tank barge NA 3 0 2 2 2 3 1 0 1 7 1 0 0 U
  Miscellaneous5 98 12 96 83 107 173 135 86 266 111 96 98 90 129 U
Not related to vessel casualties4 NA NA (R) 607 (R) 524 (R) 602 (R) 551 (R) 505 (R) 504 (R) 594 (R) 559 (R) 464 (R) 377 (R) 542 (R) 654 U
Pipeline 192 76 81 61 49 71 (R) 60 (R) 48 (R) 36 (R) 50 (R) 57 (R) 64 (R) 109 57 58
Hazardous liquid pipeline 15 7 4 10 0 5 16 2 2 10 2 4 4 2 4
Gas pipeline 177 69 77 51 49 66 (R) 44 (R) 46 (R) 34 (R) 40 (R) 55 (R) 60 105 55 54

Key: NA = not available, U = unavailable at time of publication; R = revised.

1Large trucks are defined as trucks over the 10,000 pound gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors.

2Includes Amtrak. Figures include those injuries resulting from train accidents, train incidents, and nontrain incidents. Injury figures also include occupational illness. Train and commuter rail occupant and nonoccupant injuries, excluding public highway-rail grade crossing fatalities involving motor vehicles.

3Injuries occurring at highway-rail crossings resulting from freight and passenger rail operations including commuter rail. Highway-rail grade crossing injuries, except train occupants, are also counted under Highway. Injuries involved with motor vehicles at public highway-rail grade crossings are excluded. Most injuries involve workers on duty.

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.

5Includes industrial vessel, oil recovery, passenger (inspected), passenger (uninspected), recreational, research vessel, unclassified, and unknown data.

Note:

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

Sources:

Total: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics, available at www.bts.gov as of August 29, 2011.

Highway: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts, Large Trucks (annual issues); 2008-2009: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts - Highlights (August 2010).

Railroad: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, available at http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/officeofsafety/default.asp as of August 29, 2011.

Waterborne: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Data Administration Division, personal communication, September 6, 2012.

Pipeline: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Pipeline Safety Program, Pipeline Library, available at http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/PipelineLibrary.htm as of October 4, 2013.


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