Table 2-40:  Fatalities and Injuries of On-Duty Railroad Employees,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,
"Employee fatalities accidents / incidents, total",40,35,34,47,31,34,33,37,27,31,24,22,
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,5,1,2,3,1,2,1,0,4,2,2,1,
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),35,34,32,44,30,32,32,37,23,29,22,21,
"Employees injured accidents / incidents, total","20,970","19,626","17,755","15,363","13,080","10,777","9,199","8,295","8,398","8,622","8,423","7,771",
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,169,147,157,143,126,123,79,111,122,140,100,96,
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),"20,801","19,479","17,598","15,220","12,954","10,654","9,120","8,184","8,276","8,482","8,323","7,675",
Employee hours (millions),553.6,530.7,517.0,519.7,518.6,510.3,504.6,503.9,514.9,510.0,490.9,475.4,
Fatality rates per million employee hours,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All accidents / incidents,0.07,0.07,0.07,0.09,0.06,0.07,0.07,0.07,0.05,0.06,0.05,0.05,
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,0.01,<0.01,<0.01,0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),0.06,0.06,0.06,0.08,0.06,0.06,0.06,0.07,0.04,0.06,0.04,0.04,
Injury rates per million employee hours,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All accidents / incidents,37.9,37.0,34.3,29.6,25.2,21.1,18.2,16.5,16.3,16.9,17.2,16.3,
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.3,0.2,0.2,
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),37.6,36.7,34.0,29.3,25.0,20.9,18.1,16.2,16.1,16.6,17.0,16.1
"Train-miles (millions)a,b",609,577,594,614,655,670,671,677,683,712,723,712
Fatality rates per million train-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,
All accidents / incidents,0.07,0.06,0.06,0.08,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.04,0.04,0.03,0.03
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.01
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),0.06,0.06,0.05,0.07,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.05,0.03,0.04,0.03,0.03
Injury rates per million train-miles,,,,,,,,,,,,
All accidents/incidents,34.4,34.0,29.9,25.0,20.0,16.1,13.7,12.3,12.3,12.1,11.7,10.9
Grade-crossing accidents and incidents,0.3,0.3,0.3,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.1,0.2,0.2,0.2,0.1,0.1
Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded),34.2,33.8,29.6,24.8,19.8,15.9,13.6,12.1,12.1,11.9,11.5,10.8
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"a  Train-miles in this table differ from train-miles in the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1. Train-miles reported in Chapter 1 include only Class I rail (see glossary for definition), while this table includes Class I rail, Group II rail, and other rail.  In 1999, Group II rail accounted for 75 million train-miles, and other rail for 25 million train-miles.  Moreover, the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1 includes only train-miles between terminals and/or stations, thus excluding yard and switching miles.  In 1999, Class I yard/switching train miles totaled 70 million train-miles. Note that commuter rail safety data are reported in the rail mode and in the transit mode.  Commuter rail train-miles are included in Class I rail and Group II rail in this table. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
"b A train-mile is the movement of a train (which can consist of many cars) the distance of 1 mile. A train-mile differs from a  vehicle-mile, which is the movement of 1 car (vehicle) the distance of 1 mile.  A 10-car (vehicle) train traveling 1 mile would be measured as 1 train-mile and 10 vehicle-miles. Caution should be used when comparing train-miles to vehicle miles. ",,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE,,,,,,,,,,,,
This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations.,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-95:  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Highway-Rail Crossing Accident/Incident and Inventory Bulletin (Washington, DC: annual issues).",,,,,,,,,,,,
"1996-2001:  Ibid., Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report (Washington, DC: annual issues), tables 1-3, 2-4, and 3-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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