Table 2-18: Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000
(Not including pipelines)
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| 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.
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