,Table 2-18: Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000,,,,,, ,(Not including pipelines),,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,Injuries,,,"Damages ($ thousands)" ,,Incidents,Deaths,Total,Major,Minor, ,Nevada,60,1,0,0,0,349 ,United States,"17,514",13,246,18,228,"72,728" ,,,,,,, ,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.",,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,