Fatalities and Injuries of On-Duty Railroad Employees
Dataset Table:
| Year | Employee fatalities, total | Grade-crossing accidents and incidents | Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded) | Employee injuries, total | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 20,970 | 2 |
| 1991 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 19,626 | 3 |
| 1992 | 34 | 2 | 32 | 17,755 | 4 |
| 1993 | 47 | 3 | 44 | 15,363 | 5 |
Embedded Dataset Excel:
Dataset Excel:
table_02_44_031220.xlsxNotes:
This table includes information for both freight and passenger railroad operations.
Description:
KEY: P = preliminary; R = revised.
a Excludes contractors.
bTrain-miles in this table differ from Train-miles in the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1. Train-miles reported in Chapter 1 include only Class I rail (see glossary for definition), while this table includes Class I rail, Group II rail, and other rail. In 2005, Group II rail accounted for 78 million train-miles, and other rail for 29 million train-miles. Moreover, the vehicle-miles table in Chapter 1 includes only Train-miles between terminals and/or stations, thus excluding yard and switching miles. In 2005, Class I yard/switching train miles totaled 67 million train-miles. Note that commuter rail safety data are reported in the rail mode and in the transit mode. Commuter rail train-miles are included in Class I rail and Group II rail in this table.
c A Train-mile is the movement of a train (which can consist of many cars) the distance of 1 mile. A Train-mile differs from a vehicle-mile, which is the movement of 1 car (vehicle) the distance of 1 mile. A 10-car (vehicle) train traveling 1 mile would be measured as 1 train-mile and 10 vehicle-miles. Caution should be used when comparing train-miles to vehicle-miles.
Source:
Employee fatalities, and injuries:
1990-99: Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Reportable Casualties, Casualty Tables, table 4.08, available at https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/publicsite/query/QuerySas.aspx as of Feb. 19, 2020.
2000-19: Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Summary by Type Incident and Type Person, table 3.01, available at https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/default.aspx as of Feb. 13, 2020.
Employee hours, Train-miles:
1990-2019: Federal Railroad Administration, Office of Safety Analysis, Overview, table 1.02, available at https://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/default.aspx as of Feb. 28, 2020.