Table 6,,,,
Hazardous Materials Transportation Incidents,,,,
,1990,1995,2000,2004
Highway,"7,297","12,869","15,063","12,977"
Accident related,249,253,327,233
Injuries,311,296,164,156
Fatalities,8,7,16,10
Rail,"1,279","1,155","1,058",753
Accident related,48,50,62,48
Injuries,73,71,82,121
Fatalities,0,0,0,3
Air,297,817,"1,419",995
Accident related,0,0,1,0
Injuries,39,33,5,12
Fatalities,0,0,0,0
Water,7,12,17,15
Accident related,0,0,0,0
Injuries,0,0,0,0
Fatalities,0,0,0,0
Pipeline,,,,
Liquid,180,188,146,141
Injuries,7,11,4,13
Fatalities,3,3,1,5
Natural gas distribution,109,97,154,172
Injuries,52,43,59,41
Fatalities,6,16,22,18
Natural gas transmission,89,64,80,121
Injuries,17,10,18,3
Fatalities,0,2,15,1
"Note: Injuries/fatalities data are for number of people injured or killed.  Accident related excludes human errors, package failures, and unreported cases. Water data are for incidents involving packaged materials only and do not include incidents where the vessel is the container (e.g., a barge or oil tanker). Nonpipeline reporting requirements changed in 2002.",,,,
"Sources: USDOT, PHMSA, Hazardous Materials Information System Database. 1990 data—available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/biennial/ 96_97biennial.rpt.pdf, as of December 2005. 1995–2004 data—available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/pubs/inc/data/2004/2004frm.htm, as of December 2005. Pipeline data—USDOT, PHMSA, Office of Pipeline Safety, available at http://ops.dot.gov/stats/LQ_SUM.HTM, as of November 2005.",,,,