Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Casualty Cause

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Cause of Casualty Code Data Limit
"Unknown" "UNKNOWN" "CAUSE1+"
"Unknown" "PUNKNOW"  
"P Bypassed avail safety devices" "PBPSASD" "
"P Inattention to duty" "PINATT" "
"P Intoxication (Alcohol/Drugs)" "PDRUNK" "
"P Calculated risk" "PCALRSK" "
"P Carelessness" "PCRLSNS" "
"P Error in Judgment" "PERRJDG" "
"P Lack of Knowledge" "PLCKKNO" "
"P Lack of Training" "PLCKTNG" "
"P Lack of Experience" "PLCKEXP" "
"P Operator Error" "POPERER" "
"P Fatigue" "PTIRED" "
"P Smoking" "PSMOKD" "
"P Open Flame "POPNFL" "
"P Stress" "PSTRESS" "
"P Physical Impairment" "PPHYSIM" "
"P Psychological Impairment" "PPSYCHO" "
"P Failed comple w/rule,reg,procedur e" "PFALRUL" "
"P Inadequate Supervision" "PINADSP" "
"P Improper Casualty Control pro" "PIMPCCP" "
"P Improper safety precautions" "PIMPSFP" "
"P Failed to acct for current/wx" "PFALACW" "
"P Failed to acct for tide/riv stage " "PFALATR" "
"P Failed to ascertain position" "PFALPOS" "
"P Failed to use avail navigation eq uip""PFALANE" "
"P Failed to use charts and pubs" "PFALCAP" "
"P Failed to use radiotelephone" "PFALRTE" "
"P Relied on floating ATON" "PRELFAN" "
"P Failed to yield right of way" "PFALTY" "
"P Failed to est passing agreement" "PFALEPA" "
"P Failed to keep to right of chnl" "PFALKRC" "
"P Failed to proceed at safe speed" "PFALSPD" "
"P Failed to stop" "PFALSTP" "
"P Failed to keep proper lookout" "PFALKPL" "
"P Improper/faulty lights/shapes" "PIMPFLT" "
"P Improper/missing whistle signals" "PIMPMWS" "
"P Improper maintenance" "PIMPMNT" "
"P Used defective equipment" "PDEFEQT" "
"P Design creteria exceeded" "PDSGCEX" "
"P Service conditions exceeded" "PSVCCEX" "
"Preventive maint not done" "PPVTMNT" "
"P Improper loading" "PIMPLOD" "
"P Improper cargo stowage" "PIMPCGS" "
"P Improper securing/rigging" "PIMPSCR" "
"P Improper mooring/towing" "PIMPMOT" "
"V Inadequate lighting" "VINADLT" "
"V Inadequate improper NAV equp 8/14 /91 "VINADNE" "
"V Inadequate stability" "VINADST" "
"V Inadequate lifesaving equip" "VINADLE" "
"V Inadequate firefighting equip" "VINADFF" "
"V Inadequate/missing guarding" "VINADMG" "
"V Inadequate controls" "VINADCT" "
"V Inadequate displays" "VINADDS" "
"V Inadequate horsepower "VINHRSP" "
"V Faulty NAV (Running) lights" "VFLTNLT" "
"V Insufficient fuel" "VINFUEL" "
"V Failed materials, electrical" "VFLDMEL" "
"V Failed materials, mechanical" "VFLDMME" "
"V Failed materials, structural" "VFLDMST" "
"V Failed materials, other" "VFLDMOT" "
"V Failed fastenings" "VFLDFST" "
"V Improper riveting" "VIMPRIV" "
"V Improper welding" "VIMPWEL" "
"V Brittle fracture" "VBRIFRA" "
"V Fatigue fracture" "VFATFRA" "
"V Stress fracture" "VSTRFRA" "
"V Auxiliary power failure" "VAUXFAL" "
"V Temperature stress" "VTMPSTR" "
"V Corrosion" "VCORROS" "
"V Vibration" "VVIBRAT" "
"V Normal wear" "VNORMLW" "
"V Static electricity" "VSTATEL" "
"V Inadequate lubrication" "VINALUB" "
"V Steering failure" "VSTRFAL" "
"V Propulsion failure" "VPROFAL" "
"V Fouled propeller" "VFOUPRO" "
"V Cargo shift" "VCGOSHF" "
"V Dragging anchor" "VDRGANC" "
"E Adverse weather" "EADVWTH" "
"E Adverse current/sea condition" "EADVCRT" "
"E Debris" "EDEBRIS" "
"E Suction bank/bottom/vsl" "ESUCBBV" "
"E Ice" "EICE" "
"E Lightning" "ELITNIN" "
"E Shoaling" "ESHOAL" "
"E Submerged object" "ESUBOBJ" "
"E Channel not maintained" "ECHNMNT" "
"E Uncontrollable channel hazard" "EUNCCHZ" "
"E Unmarked channel hazard" "EUNMCHZ" "
"E Hzrdus bridge/dock/pier lctn" "EHZBDPL" "
"E Hzrdus bridge/dock/pier config" "EHZBDPC" "
"E Inadequate bridge/dock/pier ID" "EINBDPI" "
"E Inadequate equip available" "EINADEA" "
"E Inadequate reg, rule, proc, plcy" "EINADGP" "
"M Inadequate equip available" 8/14/ 91 "MINADEA" "
"M Inadequate WX info avail" 8/14/ 91 "MINADWI" "
"M Inadequate manning" 8/14/ 91 "MINADMN" "
"M Faulty design" "MFLTDSG" "
"M Sys maint functions improper" "MSYSMNT" "
"M Improper AID location" "MIMADLO" "
"M Inadequate AID display/type" "MINAIDD" "
"M Inadequate AID maintenance" "MINAIDM" "
"M Inadequate statutory/reg rqmnts" "MINREGS" "
"M Inadequate owner/op safety prog" "MINSAFT" "
"Not elsewhere classified" "NEC" "
"Result of previous nature" "PREVNAT" "
"Vandalism" "NVANDAL" "