Table 5-2: Injured Persons by Freight Transportation Mode (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 20055 |
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| TOTAL injured persons (passenger and freight) | NA | NA | 3,259,673 | 3,100,080 | (R) 2,958,911 | (R) 2,918,528 | 2,818,446 | NA |
| Highway (passenger and freight) | NA | 3,231,000 | 3,189,000 | 3,033,000 | 2,926,000 | 2,889,000 | 2,788,000 | 2,699,000 |
| Large truck occupants1 | NA | 42,000 | 31,000 | 29,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 |
| Others injured in crashes involving large trucks | NA | 108,000 | 109,000 | 102,000 | 104,000 | 95,000 | 89,000 | 86,000 |
| Large truck occupants1 (percent) | NA | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Others injured in crashes involving large trucks (percent) | NA | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Railroad (passenger and freight) | 62,246 | 25,143 | 11,643 | 10,985 | 11,103 | (R) 9,214 | (R) 9,088 | 9,105 |
| Highway-rail crossing2 | 3,890 | 2,407 | 1,219 | 1,157 | 999 | (R) 1,033 | (R) 1,088 | 989 |
| Railroad2,3 | 58,356 | 22,736 | 10,424 | 9,828 | 10,104 | (R) 8,181 | (R) 8,000 | 8,116 |
| Waterborne (passenger and freight) | NA | NA | 757 | 734 | 794 | 778 | 703 | U |
| Vessel-related4 | 180 | 175 | 150 | 210 | 192 | 227 | 198 | U |
| Freight ship | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | U |
| Tank ship | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | U |
| Tug / towboat | 27 | 19 | 10 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 22 | U |
| Offshore supply | NA | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | U |
| Fishing vessel | 28 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 40 | 22 | 36 | U |
| Mobile offshore drilling units | NA | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | U |
| Platform | NA | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U |
| Freight barge | NA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | U |
| Tank barge | NA | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | U |
| Miscellaneous | 98 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 70 | 29 | 25 | U |
| Not related to vessel casualties4 | NA | NA | 607 | 524 | 602 | 551 | 505 | U |
| Pipeline | 192 | 76 | 81 | 61 | 49 | (R) 71 | (R) 60 | 49 |
| Hazardous liquid pipeline | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 5 | (R) 16 | 2 |
| Gas pipeline | 177 | 69 | 77 | 51 | 49 | 66 | (R) 44 | 47 |
Key: NA = not available; R = revised.
1Large trucks are defined as trucks over 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, including single-unit trucks and truck tractors.
2Includes Amtrak.
3Includes train accidents and other incidents. Most injuries involve workers on duty (5,543 in 2005).
4Vessel-related injuries include those involving damage to vessels, such as collisions or groundings. Injuries not related to vessel casualties include those from falls overboard or from accidents involving onboard equipment.
5Railroad injuries are preliminary.
Note: Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to some injuries being counted in more than one mode.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics 2006, available at http://www.bts.gov/ as of September 15, 2006.
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