Freight Facts and Figures 2013
Table 5-2. Injured Persons by Freight Transportation Mode: 1980, 1990, and 2000–2012 (Historical)
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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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