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DEFINITION
Number of injured persons in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Injuries (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

New York:

953

# 2

Illinois:

833

# 3

California:

664

# 4

Texas:

530

# 5

Pennsylvania:

475

# 6

New Jersey:

439

# 7

Ohio:

270

# 8

Florida:

253

# 9

Georgia:

213

# 10

Indiana:

196

# 11

Missouri:

191

# 12

Massachusetts:

184

# 13

Michigan:

181

# 14

Washington:

178

# 15

Louisiana:

171

= 16

Wisconsin:

168

= 16

Minnesota:

168

= 18

Nebraska:

158

= 18

Virginia:

158

# 20

Tennessee:

156

# 21

Kansas:

139

# 22

Kentucky:

133

# 23

Arkansas:

132

# 24

Alabama:

130

# 25

Connecticut:

127

# 26

Colorado:

119

# 27

Iowa:

115

# 28

Arizona:

108

# 29

North Carolina:

104

# 30

South Carolina:

# 31

Oklahoma:

= 32

Mississippi:

= 32

Maryland:

= 34

Oregon:

= 34

West Virginia:

# 36

District of Columbia:

# 37

Wyoming:

# 38

Montana:

# 39

Delaware:

# 40

Idaho:

# 41

North Dakota:

# 42

New Mexico:

# 43

Alaska:

# 44

Utah:

# 45

South Dakota:

# 46

Maine:

# 47

Rhode Island:

# 48

Nevada:

# 49

Vermont:

# 50

New Hampshire:

# 51

Hawaii:

Total:

8,872

Weighted average:

174.0

DEFINITION: Number of injured persons in rail accidents, 2004. "Accidents/Incidents" includes all events reportable to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration under applicable regulations. These include: train accidents, reported on Form F 6180.54, comprised of collisions, derailments, and other events involving the operation of on-track equipment and causing reportable damage above an established threshold ($6,700 in 2003); highway-rail grade crossing incidents, reported on Form F 6180.57, involving impact between railroad on-track equipment and highway users at crossings; and other incidents, reported on Form F 6180.55a, involving all other reportable incidents or exposures that cause a fatality or injury to any person, or an occupational illness to a railroad employee.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Interim Railroad Safety Statistics Annual Report 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

Transportation Statistics > Rail Accidents > Injuries (most recent) by state

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