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

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