,Table 2-18:  Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000,,,,,,,,
,(Not including pipelines),,,,,,,,
,,,,Injuries,,,"Damages
($ thousands)",,
,,Incidents,Deaths,Total,Major,Minor,,,
,Alaska,43,0,0,0,0,384,,
,United States,"17,347",13,244,16,228,"66,619",,
,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 April 24, 2002.",,,,,,,,
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