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Table 2-44: Fatalities and Injuries <strong>of</strong> On-Duty Railroad Employees1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (R) 2009 2010Employee fatalities, total 40 35 34 47 31 34 33 37 27 31 24 22 20 19 25 25 16 17 25 16 20Grade-crossing accidents and incidents 5 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 3 0 0Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded) 35 34 32 44 30 32 32 37 23 29 22 21 19 18 23 23 12 16 22 16 20Employee injuries, total 20,970 19,626 17,755 15,363 13,080 10,777 9,199 8,295 8,398 8,622 8,423 7,815 6,644 6,248 6,022 5,822 (R) 5,274 (R) 5,452 (R) 4,994 4,479 4,360Grade-crossing accidents and incidents 169 147 157 143 126 123 79 111 122 140 100 97 110 76 116 111 96 (R) 105 (R) 75 72 81Train accidents and incidents only (grade-crossing excluded) 20,801 19,479 17,598 15,220 12,954 10,654 9,120 8,184 8,276 8,482 8,323 7,718 6,534 6,172 5,906 5,711 (R) 5,178 (R) 5,347 (R) 4,919 4,407 4,279Employee hours (millions) 553.6 530.7 517.0 519.7 518.6 510.3 504.6 503.9 514.9 510.0 490.9 475.1 454.1 451.1 458.4 478.5 485.8 483.2 478.0 429.6 437.3Fatality rates per million employee hoursAll accidents / incidents 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.09 0.06 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.04 0.05Grade-crossing accidents and incidents

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