Express employee injured by discharge of loaded firearms concealed in package. TABLE 1A.-Summary showing accidents in transportation of explosives, resulting in explosion of fires, 1943 54 Other explosives Fireworks Year Number of instances 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 3 0 10, 794 168, 818 106,820 Accumulated total loss. 1 Express employee injured by discharge of loaded firearms concealed in package. Investigation developed accident due to shipment of fireworks forbidden for transportation under ICC regulations. 1, 172, 283 * Includes $8,000 loss due to fire resulting from shipment of defective military fireworks. 4 Express employee killed by discharge of loaded firearms concealed in package. Source: Bureau of Explosives Report No. 47, dated March 1954. 11468. APPENDIX C TABLE 5.--Summary of reported fires in transportation of gasoline in 1953 File No. 19 Date Loss Container Persons Persons killed injured Apr. 27, 1953 $1,418 Tank car. Grand total. Source: Bureau of Explosives Report No. 47, dated March 1954. 0 Fires Cause Year and commodity APPENDIX D Comparison of percentages of loss and damage to gross revenue of explosives to other commodities and ratio of carloads to revenue by commodity, 1950 through 1953, inclusive Total revenue i Carloads ' Revenue per car Carload revenue ratio Loss and damage 2 Percent each commodity Average percent losses, all commodities ICC Bureau of Accounts and Cost Finding reports. No reports later than 1953 available for complete comparisons. AAR operations and maintenance circulars: AAR Bureau of Explosives reports. |