| CAUSE
OF ACCIDENT |
INCIDENTS
FROM 1980-1989 |
ACCIDENTS
PER 1,000 MI/YR |
PERCENTAGE
OF TOTAL ACCIDENTS |
|
| External
Corrosion |
302 |
4.18 |
58.75 |
| Equipment
Malfunction |
27 |
0.37 |
5.25 |
| Other |
25 |
0.35 |
4.86 |
| Weld
Joint Failure |
19 |
0.26 |
3.70 |
| Internal
Corrosion |
14 |
0.19 |
2.72 |
| Human
Operating Error |
8 |
0.11 |
1.56 |
| Unknown |
7 |
7.12 |
1.36 |
| During
Maintenance |
5 |
0.07 |
0.97 |
| Third-Party
Damage |
105 |
1.46 |
0.42 |
| Design
Flaw |
2 |
0.03 |
0.39 |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL
CAUSES |
514 |
7.12 |
100.0
|
|