Table 2-20: Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 2005,,,,,
"(Not including pipelines or bulk, nonpackaged water incidents)",,,,,
State,Mode,,,,Total
,Highway,Rail,Air,Water2,
Alabama,192,17,7,0,216
Alaska,3,0,45,0,48
Arizona,254,10,18,0,282
Arkansas,178,11,6,2,197
California,"1,113",61,82,16,"1,272"
Colorado,245,4,17,0,266
Connecticut,213,0,1,0,214
Delaware,19,2,2,0,23
District of Columbia,5,0,0,0,5
Florida,555,12,35,9,611
Georgia,389,17,19,6,431
Hawaii,5,0,7,0,12
Idaho,31,2,3,0,36
Illinois,967,54,36,2,"1,059"
Indiana,303,17,16,0,336
Iowa,155,17,4,0,176
Kansas,308,12,11,0,331
Kentucky,192,24,218,0,434
Louisiana,184,72,5,0,261
Maine,26,2,1,0,29
Maryland,271,9,16,0,296
Massachusetts,215,3,10,0,228
Michigan,259,11,29,1,300
Minnesota,236,9,15,0,260
Mississippi,111,4,0,0,115
Missouri,377,12,10,0,399
Montana,27,2,2,0,31
Nebraska,47,9,10,0,66
Nevada,88,2,10,0,100
New Hampshire,23,0,4,0,27
New Jersey,380,27,20,9,436
New Mexico,54,8,5,0,67
New York,412,15,23,8,458
North Carolina,401,22,12,0,435
North Dakota,20,0,1,0,21
Ohio,"1,174",38,421,0,"1,633"
Oklahoma,176,10,3,0,189
Oregon,191,8,19,0,218
Pennsylvania,807,33,21,1,862
Rhode Island,23,0,4,0,27
South Carolina,161,19,5,2,187
South Dakota,14,0,1,0,15
Tennessee,478,29,323,0,830
Texas,"1,225",81,65,5,"1,376"
Utah,197,10,11,0,218,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Vermont,12,0,5,0,17,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Virginia,178,7,7,2,194,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Washington,199,20,24,3,246,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
West Virginia,36,4,2,0,42,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wisconsin,190,6,13,0,209,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Wyoming,13,5,1,0,19,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"United States, total1","13,340",737,"1,630",68,"15,775",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1Total includes incidents for which the state is unreported and excludes incidents occurring in a U.S. territory or foreign country.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2Includes only packaged shipments (i.e., nonbulk shipments).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
NOTES: Hazardous materials incident data are subject to revision and correction by the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"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).  Incident means any of the following events: (1) a fatality or major injury caused by the release of a hazardous material; (2) the evacuation of 25 or more persons as a result of release of a hazardous material or exposure to fire; (3) a release or exposure to fire which results in the closure of a major transportation artery; (4) the alteration of an aircraft flight plan or operation; (5) the release of radioactive materials from Type B packaging; (6) the release of over 11.9 gallons or 88.2 pounds of a severe marine pollutant; or (7) the release of a bulk quantity (over 119 gallons or 882 pounds) of a hazardous material. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Hazmat Summary by State for Calendar Year 2005, Washington, DC: 2006, available at http://hazmat.dot.gov/ as of Oct. 5, 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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