Hazardous Materials Incidents total number by state. Definition, graph and map.

SOURCE
U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Hazmat Summary by State for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

DEFINITION
Number of accidents with hazardous materials. NOTES: 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. Hazardous materials incident data are subject to revision and correction by the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.

Health Statistics > Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (most recent) by state

Rank

States

Amount

# 1

Illinois:

1,242

# 2

Texas:

1,228

# 3

Ohio:

1,223

# 4

California:

1,197

# 5

Pennsylvania:

966

# 6

Tennessee:

806

# 7

Florida:

643

# 8

New Jersey:

508

# 9

Georgia:

440

# 10

North Carolina:

439

# 11

Kansas:

396

# 12

New York:

393

# 13

Colorado:

380

# 14

Indiana:

378

# 15

Missouri:

324

# 16

Michigan:

308

# 17

Connecticut:

278

# 18

Maryland:

257

# 19

Minnesota:

253

# 20

Massachusetts:

250

# 21

Louisiana:

243

# 22

Arizona:

235

= 23

Kentucky:

228

= 23

Oregon:

228

# 25

Wisconsin:

219

# 26

Utah:

211

# 27

Virginia:

201

# 28

Alabama:

199

# 29

South Carolina:

185

# 30

Oklahoma:

181

# 31

Washington:

149

# 32

Arkansas:

147

# 33

Mississippi:

135

# 34

Iowa:

111

# 35

Nevada:

# 36

Nebraska:

# 37

New Mexico:

# 38

West Virginia:

# 39

Montana:

# 40

Idaho:

# 41

Maine:

# 42

Delaware:

# 43

Rhode Island:

# 44

North Dakota:

# 45

Wyoming:

# 46

Vermont:

# 47

New Hampshire:

# 48

South Dakota:

# 49

District of Columbia:

# 50

Hawaii:

# 51

Alaska:

Total:

15,158

Weighted average:

297.2

DEFINITION: Number of accidents with hazardous materials. NOTES: 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. Hazardous materials incident data are subject to revision and correction by the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Hazmat Summary by State for Calendar Year 2003, Washington, DC: 2004

Health Statistics > Hazardous Materials Incidents > Total number (most recent) by state

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