Table 2-18:  Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000,,,,,,,,,,,,
(Not including pipelines),,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,,,Injuries,,,,,,"Damages
($ thousands)",
,Incidents,,Deaths,,Total,,Major,,Minor,,,
Colorado,260,,0,,4,,1,,3,,449,
United States,"17,514",,13,,246,,18,,228,,"72,728",
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NOTES: U.S. total includes U.S. territories or foreign locations.,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Hazardous material incident locations are often listed as the terminals or sorting centers where they are discovered.  Therefore, states with this type of a facility may show a disproportionate number of incidents.",,,,,,,,,,,,
"Hazardous materials transportation incidents required to be reported are defined in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 49 CFR Part 171.15, 171.16 (Form F 5800.1).",,,,,,,,,,,,
Hazardous materials deaths and injuries are caused by the hazardous material in commerce.,,,,,,,,,,,,

NOTE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: Hazardous materials incident data are subject to revision and correction by the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.,,,,,,,,,,,,

"SOURCE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Hazmat Summary by State for Calendar Year 2000, and earlier years, Washington, DC: 2002, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov as of Apr. 24, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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