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TABLE 2-39. Railroad System Safety and Property Damage DataTABLE 2-40. Fatalities and Injuries <strong>of</strong> On-Duty Railroad EmployeesRailroads are required to file a report for each train accident resulting in property damage in excess <strong>of</strong> $9,200 (2010threshold), each highway-rail accident, and each incident involving the operation <strong>of</strong> a railroad resulting in a fatality ora reportable injury. (See glossary for reportable injury, train accident and incident, and nontrain incident definitions.)Reporting requirements, which are fixed in law, are very broad and encompass events not strictly related totransportation. For example, if a passenger falls on a staircase and breaks a leg in the station while going to a train,the injury would be reported and appear in the data as a rail injury.WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION DATATABLE 2-1. <strong>Transportation</strong> Fatalities by ModeTABLE 2-2. <strong>Transportation</strong> Injuries by ModeTABLE 2-3. <strong>Transportation</strong> Accidents by ModeTABLE 2-4. Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong> Fatalities by ModeTABLE 2-7. <strong>Transportation</strong>-Related Occupational FatalitiesTABLE 2-45. Waterborne <strong>Transportation</strong> Safety Data and Property Damage Related to VesselCasualtiesTABLE 2-46. Waterborne <strong>Transportation</strong> Safety Data Not Related to Vessel CasualtiesU.S. waterborne fatality and injury data are based on reports required by CFR Part 4.05-10. This code requires thatthe owner, agent, master, operator, or person in charge file a written report <strong>of</strong> any marine casualty or accident withinfive days <strong>of</strong> the accident. Reports must be delivered to Investigative Officers (IOs) at a U.S. Coast Guard MarineSafety Office or Marine Inspection Office at the U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, who use these reports as guidesto investigate the marine casualty or accident. The IO ensures that all the entries on the forms are filled out anderrors are corrected. Regulations require IO notification <strong>of</strong> marine casualties for certain circumstances, including loss<strong>of</strong> life; injuries that require medical treatment beyond first aid; and, for individuals engaged or employed onboard avessel in commercial service, injuries that render a person unfit to perform routine duties.Incidents requiring an investigation include death, injury resulting in substantial impairment, and other incidentsdetermined important to promoting the safety <strong>of</strong> life or property or to protect the marine environment. These incidentsare investigated in accordance with procedures set forth in the regulations. Furthermore, the Federal Water PollutionControl Act mandates that certain incidents be reported to the U.S. Coast Guard. The reports are entered into theMarine Safety Information System, which is later analyzed and transferred to the Marine Safety Management Systemmaintained in Washington, DC.RECREATIONAL BOATING DATATABLE 2-1. <strong>Transportation</strong> Fatalities by ModeTABLE 2-2. <strong>Transportation</strong> Injuries by ModeTABLE 2-3. <strong>Transportation</strong> Accidents by Mode

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