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Injury/Illness Summary - Casualty Data (Form 55a)
Casualties are reportable fatalities, injuries, or illnesses arising from the operation of a railroad. Casualties may be classified as either fatal or nonfatal. All casualty incidents are reported to the FRA on Form FRA F 6180.55a Injury/Illness Continuation Sheet.
This dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format. To download the source dataset that contains raw data values, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/dataset/Form55a-Source-Table/kuvg-3uwp.
The data dictionary can be found here: https://datahub.transportation.gov/api/views/rash-pd2d/files/26b34409-e658-4681-a55e-d9c03079c33c?download=true&filename=Form55a_Data_Dictionary.xlsx.
For information on how to filter and export data, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Download-Export-and-Print-User-Guide/s8hj-vns8/.
To view the data release schedule, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Data-Release-Schedule/qfc9-tapk/.
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| description | Casualties are reportable fatalities, injuries, or illnesses arising from the operation of a railroad. Casualties may be classified as either fatal or nonfatal. All casualty incidents are reported to the FRA on Form FRA F 6180.55a Injury/Illness Continuation Sheet. This dataset is in a user-friendly human-readable format. To download the source dataset that contains raw data values, go here: https://data.transportation.gov/dataset/Form55a-Source-Table/kuvg-3uwp. The data dictionary can be found here: https://datahub.transportation.gov/api/views/rash-pd2d/files/26b34409-e658-4681-a55e-d9c03079c33c?download=true&filename=Form55a_Data_Dictionary.xlsx. For information on how to filter and export data, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Download-Export-and-Print-User-Guide/s8hj-vns8/. To view the data release schedule, please visit: https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Data-Release-Schedule/qfc9-tapk/. |
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| identifier | https://data.transportation.gov/api/views/rash-pd2d |
| issued | 2025-12-16 |
| keyword |
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"railroad employee",
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| landingPage | https://data.transportation.gov/stories/s/Casualty-Reports-Landing-Page/t59a-58y9/ |
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|
| modified | 2026-02-23 |
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| publisher |
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"name": "Federal Railroad Administration",
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| theme |
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"Railroads"
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|
| title | Injury/Illness Summary - Casualty Data (Form 55a) |
