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Total incident rankings for top commodities, package types and initiating events (based on Means of Containment)

This table presents incident key variables for top-most dangerous goods, package types and initiating events. Statistics are based on Means of Containment which means that an incident may include several occurrences.  Annual data is available from 2002 to 2021.

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Total incident rankings for top commodities, package types and initiating events (based on Means of Containment)
Year Incident Value
2002 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 331
2002 Diesel Fuel 78
2002 Gasoline 73
2002 Petroleum Crude Oil 60
2002 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 47
2002 Ammonia, Anhydrous 38
2002 Methanol 10
2002 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 9
2002 Hydrochloric Acid 7
2002 Molten Sulfur 6
2002 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 3
2002 Total incidents for top 5 package types 488
2002 Tanks 415
2002 Drums 31
2002 Containers 27
2002 Tote Tanks 9
2002 Cylinders 6
2002 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 295
2002 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 58
2002 Loss Of Control 50
2002 Improper Blocking/Bracing 45
2002 Overfill 40
2002 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 24
2002 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 24
2002 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 21
2002 Carelessness/Negligence 20
2002 Hose Failure 9
2002 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 4
2003 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 265
2003 Petroleum Crude Oil 70
2003 Ammonia, Anhydrous 50
2003 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 48
2003 Diesel Fuel 37
2003 Gasoline 26
2003 Methanol 13
2003 Hydrochloric Acid 9
2003 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 5
2003 Molten Sulfur 4
2003 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 3
2003 Total incidents for top 5 package types 386
2003 Tanks 323
2003 Cylinders 24
2003 Drums 20
2003 Containers 14
2003 Tote Tanks 5
2003 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 250
2003 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 43
2003 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 41
2003 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 41
2003 Overfill 32
2003 Loss Of Control 30
2003 Improper Blocking/Bracing 24
2003 Hose Failure 13
2003 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 11
2003 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 9
2003 Carelessness/Negligence 6
2004 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 263
2004 Petroleum Crude Oil 72
2004 Diesel Fuel 46
2004 Ammonia, Anhydrous 44
2004 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 33
2004 Gasoline 26
2004 Methanol 10
2004 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 10
2004 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 9
2004 Hydrochloric Acid 9
2004 Molten Sulfur 4
2004 Total incidents for top 5 package types 381
2004 Tanks 328
2004 Drums 16
2004 Cylinders 16
2004 Containers 11
2004 Tote Tanks 10
2004 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 258
2004 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 50
2004 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 44
2004 Overfill 35
2004 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 29
2004 Loss Of Control 28
2004 Improper Blocking/Bracing 21
2004 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 20
2004 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 11
2004 Carelessness/Negligence 11
2004 Hose Failure 9
2005 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 269
2005 Petroleum Crude Oil 107
2005 Diesel Fuel 36
2005 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 32
2005 Ammonia, Anhydrous 29
2005 Gasoline 24
2005 Methanol 16
2005 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 11
2005 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 9
2005 Molten Sulfur 4
2005 Hydrochloric Acid 1
2005 Total incidents for top 5 package types 381
2005 Tanks 324
2005 Tote Tanks 18
2005 Containers 17
2005 Drums 15
2005 Cylinders 7
2005 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 272
2005 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 55
2005 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 50
2005 Overfill 43
2005 Loss Of Control 41
2005 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 23
2005 Improper Blocking/Bracing 20
2005 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 14
2005 Hose Failure 11
2005 Carelessness/Negligence 11
2005 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 4
2006 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 280
2006 Petroleum Crude Oil 128
2006 Diesel Fuel 44
2006 Ammonia, Anhydrous 25
2006 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 19
2006 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 18
2006 Gasoline 13
2006 Hydrochloric Acid 13
2006 Methanol 10
2006 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 9
2006 Molten Sulfur 1
2006 Total incidents for top 5 package types 399
2006 Tanks 335
2006 Tote Tanks 23
2006 Drums 17
2006 Cylinders 14
2006 Containers 10
2006 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 249
2006 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 53
2006 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 49
2006 Overfill 40
2006 Loss Of Control 38
2006 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 22
2006 Improper Blocking/Bracing 16
2006 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 11
2006 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 7
2006 Hose Failure 7
2006 Carelessness/Negligence 6
2007 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 358
2007 Petroleum Crude Oil 160
2007 Diesel Fuel 39
2007 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 33
2007 Methanol 31
2007 Ammonia, Anhydrous 29
2007 Gasoline 27
2007 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 13
2007 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 13
2007 Hydrochloric Acid 8
2007 Molten Sulfur 5
2007 Total incidents for top 5 package types 479
2007 Tanks 439
2007 Drums 18
2007 Tote Tanks 15
2007 Containers 5
2007 Cylinders 2
2007 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 271
2007 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 67
2007 Overfill 49
2007 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 44
2007 Loss Of Control 32
2007 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 21
2007 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 15
2007 Improper Blocking/Bracing 13
2007 Carelessness/Negligence 11
2007 Hose Failure 10
2007 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 9
2008 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 392
2008 Petroleum Crude Oil 175
2008 Diesel Fuel 74
2008 Methanol 36
2008 Gasoline 20
2008 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 19
2008 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 19
2008 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 18
2008 Ammonia, Anhydrous 16
2008 Hydrochloric Acid 12
2008 Molten Sulfur 3
2008 Total incidents for top 5 package types 527
2008 Tanks 483
2008 Drums 21
2008 Tote Tanks 14
2008 Cylinders 5
2008 Containers 4
2008 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 306
2008 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 63
2008 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 63
2008 Overfill 42
2008 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 34
2008 Loss Of Control 30
2008 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 24
2008 Improper Blocking/Bracing 23
2008 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 16
2008 Carelessness/Negligence 6
2008 Hose Failure 5
2009 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 293
2009 Petroleum Crude Oil 104
2009 Diesel Fuel 38
2009 Methanol 35
2009 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 30
2009 Ammonia, Anhydrous 26
2009 Gasoline 21
2009 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 16
2009 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 9
2009 Molten Sulfur 8
2009 Hydrochloric Acid 6
2009 Total incidents for top 5 package types 395
2009 Tanks 365
2009 Tote Tanks 12
2009 Drums 11
2009 Containers 4
2009 Cylinders 3
2009 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 223
2009 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 49
2009 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 40
2009 Loss Of Control 28
2009 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 26
2009 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 25
2009 Overfill 23
2009 Hose Failure 13
2009 Improper Blocking/Bracing 10
2009 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 5
2009 Carelessness/Negligence 4
2010 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 305
2010 Petroleum Crude Oil 122
2010 Diesel Fuel 54
2010 Methanol 28
2010 Gasoline 22
2010 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 19
2010 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 17
2010 Molten Sulfur 15
2010 Hydrochloric Acid 10
2010 Ammonia, Anhydrous 9
2010 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 9
2010 Total incidents for top 5 package types 373
2010 Tanks 340
2010 Drums 15
2010 Tote Tanks 14
2010 Cylinders 3
2010 Containers 1
2010 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 194
2010 Overfill 40
2010 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 36
2010 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 34
2010 Loss Of Control 27
2010 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 18
2010 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 16
2010 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 9
2010 Improper Blocking/Bracing 9
2010 Hose Failure 4
2010 Carelessness/Negligence 1
2011 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 325
2011 Petroleum Crude Oil 122
2011 Diesel Fuel 55
2011 Methanol 34
2011 Hydrochloric Acid 27
2011 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 21
2011 Gasoline 21
2011 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 13
2011 Ammonia, Anhydrous 12
2011 Molten Sulfur 12
2011 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 8
2011 Total incidents for top 5 package types 431
2011 Tanks 387
2011 Tote Tanks 15
2011 Drums 14
2011 Cylinders 9
2011 Containers 6
2011 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 233
2011 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 51
2011 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 44
2011 Loss Of Control 30
2011 Overfill 28
2011 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 25
2011 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 19
2011 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 13
2011 Hose Failure 12
2011 Improper Blocking/Bracing 9
2011 Carelessness/Negligence 2
2012 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 363
2012 Petroleum Crude Oil 195
2012 Diesel Fuel 45
2012 Methanol 42
2012 Molten Sulfur 24
2012 Hydrochloric Acid 14
2012 Ammonia, Anhydrous 11
2012 Gasoline 9
2012 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 9
2012 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 8
2012 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 6
2012 Total incidents for top 5 package types 487
2012 Tanks 444
2012 Tote Tanks 19
2012 Drums 14
2012 Cylinders 7
2012 Containers 3
2012 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 250
2012 Overfill 50
2012 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 46
2012 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 44
2012 Loss Of Control 28
2012 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 27
2012 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 21
2012 Hose Failure 12
2012 Improper Blocking/Bracing 9
2012 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 8
2012 Carelessness/Negligence 5
2013 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 485
2013 Petroleum Crude Oil 288
2013 Diesel Fuel 40
2013 Molten Sulfur 28
2013 Gasoline 27
2013 Methanol 26
2013 Ammonia, Anhydrous 25
2013 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 23
2013 Hydrochloric Acid 15
2013 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 12
2013 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 1
2013 Total incidents for top 5 package types 607
2013 Tanks 580
2013 Drums 9
2013 Cylinders 7
2013 Containers 7
2013 Tote Tanks 4
2013 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 282
2013 Overfill 72
2013 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 50
2013 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 50
2013 Loss Of Control 36
2013 Hose Failure 19
2013 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 16
2013 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 16
2013 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 12
2013 Improper Blocking/Bracing 7
2013 Carelessness/Negligence 4
2014 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 430
2014 Petroleum Crude Oil 202
2014 Diesel Fuel 66
2014 Methanol 37
2014 Molten Sulfur 37
2014 Hydrochloric Acid 23
2014 Gasoline 21
2014 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 14
2014 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 13
2014 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 10
2014 Ammonia, Anhydrous 7
2014 Total incidents for top 5 package types 501
2014 Tanks 468
2014 Tote Tanks 21
2014 Drums 9
2014 Containers 2
2014 Cylinders 1
2014 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 259
2014 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 52
2014 Overfill 52
2014 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 41
2014 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 40
2014 Loss Of Control 26
2014 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 19
2014 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 13
2014 Improper Blocking/Bracing 7
2014 Hose Failure 7
2014 Carelessness/Negligence 2
2015 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 355
2015 Petroleum Crude Oil 158
2015 Diesel Fuel 61
2015 Molten Sulfur 37
2015 Methanol 22
2015 Hydrochloric Acid 17
2015 Gasoline 16
2015 Ammonia, Anhydrous 13
2015 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 12
2015 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 10
2015 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 9
2015 Total incidents for top 5 package types 485
2015 Tanks 443
2015 Tote Tanks 20
2015 Drums 10
2015 Cylinders 7
2015 Containers 5
2015 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 214
2015 Overfill 51
2015 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 41
2015 Loss Of Control 29
2015 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 24
2015 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 21
2015 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 17
2015 Improper Blocking/Bracing 11
2015 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 10
2015 Hose Failure 9
2015 Carelessness/Negligence 1
2016 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 273
2016 Petroleum Crude Oil 93
2016 Diesel Fuel 56
2016 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 32
2016 Molten Sulfur 27
2016 Methanol 16
2016 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 16
2016 Ammonia, Anhydrous 14
2016 Gasoline 9
2016 Hydrochloric Acid 6
2016 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 4
2016 Total incidents for top 5 package types 389
2016 Tanks 338
2016 Drums 22
2016 Tote Tanks 18
2016 Cylinders 10
2016 Containers 1
2016 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 210
2016 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 60
2016 Overfill 45
2016 Loss Of Control 30
2016 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 24
2016 Improper Blocking/Bracing 18
2016 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 10
2016 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 10
2016 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling ; Overfill 6
2016 Hose Failure 4
2016 Carelessness/Negligence 3
2017 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 360
2017 Petroleum Crude Oil 153
2017 Diesel Fuel 56
2017 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 47
2017 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 31
2017 Gasoline 21
2017 Ammonia, Anhydrous 16
2017 Molten Sulfur 12
2017 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 12
2017 Hydrochloric Acid 7
2017 Methanol 5
2017 Total incidents for top 5 package types 488
2017 Tanks 429
2017 Drums 28
2017 Tote Tanks 18
2017 Cylinders 10
2017 Containers 3
2017 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 194
2017 Loss Of Control 80
2017 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 46
2017 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 23
2017 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 20
2017 Improper Blocking/Bracing 8
2017 Hose Failure 7
2017 Carelessness/Negligence 5
2017 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 3
2017 Overfill 2
2017 NA 0
2018 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 425
2018 Petroleum Crude Oil 161
2018 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 68
2018 Diesel Fuel 54
2018 Gasoline 42
2018 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 33
2018 Hydrochloric Acid 25
2018 Ammonia, Anhydrous 13
2018 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 11
2018 Molten Sulfur 10
2018 Methanol 8
2018 Total incidents for top 5 package types 612
2018 Tanks 513
2018 Cylinders 34
2018 Drums 27
2018 Tote Tanks 27
2018 Containers 11
2018 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 208
2018 Loss Of Control 76
2018 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 52
2018 Carelessness/Negligence 18
2018 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 16
2018 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 14
2018 Hose Failure 11
2018 Improper Blocking/Bracing 10
2018 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 7
2018 Overfill 4
2018 NA 0
2019 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 498
2019 Petroleum Crude Oil 263
2019 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 76
2019 Diesel Fuel 59
2019 Gasoline 37
2019 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 25
2019 Ammonia, Anhydrous 12
2019 Molten Sulfur 8
2019 Methanol 7
2019 Hydrochloric Acid 6
2019 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 5
2019 Total incidents for top 5 package types 640
2019 Tanks 613
2019 Drums 14
2019 Containers 6
2019 Cylinders 4
2019 Tote Tanks 3
2019 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 212
2019 Loss Of Control 62
2019 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 50
2019 Carelessness/Negligence 36
2019 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 30
2019 Hose Failure 14
2019 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 13
2019 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 3
2019 Improper Blocking/Bracing 3
2019 Overfill 1
2019 NA 0
2020 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 354
2020 Petroleum Crude Oil 170
2020 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 64
2020 Diesel Fuel 56
2020 Gasoline 22
2020 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 17
2020 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 11
2020 Methanol 6
2020 Ammonia, Anhydrous 5
2020 Hydrochloric Acid 3
2020 NA 0
2020 Total incidents for top 5 package types 506
2020 Tanks 424
2020 Cylinders 33
2020 Tote Tanks 28
2020 Drums 18
2020 Containers 3
2020 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 134
2020 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 42
2020 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 30
2020 Loss Of Control 23
2020 Carelessness/Negligence 13
2020 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 11
2020 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 5
2020 Improper Blocking/Bracing 5
2020 Hose Failure 5
2020 NA 0
2020 NA 0
2021 Total incidents for top 10 commodities 385
2021 Petroleum Crude Oil 112
2021 Liquefied Petroleum Gases 97
2021 Diesel Fuel 68
2021 Gasoline 30
2021 Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S.; Or Petroleum Products, N.O.S. 19
2021 Ammonia, Anhydrous 16
2021 Sodium Hydroxide Solution 15
2021 Methanol 12
2021 Hydrochloric Acid 9
2021 Molten Sulfur 7
2021 Total incidents for top 5 package types 522
2021 Tanks 460
2021 Tote Tanks 21
2021 Cylinders 19
2021 Drums 16
2021 Containers 6
2021 Total incidents for top 10 initiating events 148
2021 Improper Loading/Unloading/Handling 36
2021 Obstacle/Road Debris In Path 28
2021 Loss Of Control 25
2021 Valve Failure (Not Loose) 19
2021 Hose Failure 15
2021 Carelessness/Negligence 13
2021 Loose Fittings/Valve/Dome Cover 6
2021 Improper Blocking/Bracing 6
2021 NA 0
2021 NA 0

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