. The railway library . collision or derail-ment 460 334 292 157 114 100 At stations, yards and other causes 1,890 1,876 1,680 112 112 100 Total 2,358 2,210 1,972 120 112 100 Number of employes 1,502,823 928,924 704,743 213 132 100 Employes Killed per 1,000Employes: By collision or derailment. 76 88 100 By other causes 53 85 100 Total 56 85 100 Trespassers and Others Killed: Due to collision or derail-ment 76 63 66 115 95 100 Struck by trains and other causes 5,737 4,611 3,475 165 133 100 Total 5,813 4,674 3,541 164 132 100 Total train mileage (thou
. The railway library . collision or derail-ment 460 334 292 157 114 100 At stations, yards and other causes 1,890 1,876 1,680 112 112 100 Total 2,358 2,210 1,972 120 112 100 Number of employes 1,502,823 928,924 704,743 213 132 100 Employes Killed per 1,000Employes: By collision or derailment. 76 88 100 By other causes 53 85 100 Total 56 85 100 Trespassers and Others Killed: Due to collision or derail-ment 76 63 66 115 95 100 Struck by trains and other causes 5,737 4,611 3,475 165 133 100 Total 5,813 4,674 3,541 164 132 100 Total train mileage (thou-sands) 1,112,452 862,258 660,441 168 131 100 Trespassers killed per 1,- 000,000 train miles 98 101 100 Total deaths incident to train movement 8,420 7,123 5,823 145 122 100 Deaths not Incident to train movement 302 Not Reported Total shown by I. C. C. re-ports 8,722 7,123 5,823 Efficient Public Service of the Railways. CHART D 213 Fatalities on Railroads of the United States to Passengers and Employes. V//////M Due to Co/Zisions or Derailments\ Due to Other Causes *0I3 aays per year Office of Director of Mointenance ond Operation Chicago, ,1911, *The classification PassengersKilled by Other Causes refers to thefollowing causes, the figures beingfor 1909: Jumping on or off trains, loco-motives or cars 81 Falling from trains, locomo-tives or cars 37 Struck by trains at 30Struck by trains at other points 3Miscellaneous causes 12 The employes killed due to othercauses are as follows:Coupling or uncoupling 155Parting of trains or equipment breaking down 21 Falling from trains, locomotives or cars 347 Jumping on or off trains 132 Struck by trains 925 Overhead obstructions 52 Miscellaneous causes 266 214 The Railway Library. killed to passengers hauled one mile demonstrate that on the aver-age in 1909 a passenger could travel 4,000 times the distance aroundthe earth without being killed; or, to state the matter another way,he could ride at
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