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EPA data show that a small number of facilities are responsible for the majority
of accidents
There are 12,542 facilities covered under RMP. Between 2004-2013, 1,008 (8.0%) of those facilities
reported at least one RMP-reportable accident. Those 1,008 facilities reported a total of 1,517
accidents during that time. Of the 1,517 accidents, about half (48%) came from
224 facilities, i.e., 1.8% of the total number of facilities in the program. 92% of facilities covered under RMP had no accidents between 2004-2013.
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More than 90% of AMRMP Facilities Had No RMP-Reportable Accidents
Facilities with 1 or more accidents 1 accident 2 or more accidents Total facilities with accidents
Facilities with no accidents Facilities in RMP
% of Total
Number of
Number of
Facilities Facilities in RMP
784 224 1,008 11,534 12,542
6.2% 1.8% 8.0% 92.0% 100.0%
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Nearly half of all accidents occurred at 224 facilities
All Facilities with Accidents
A
Number of facilities
784 125 46 18
8
12
3 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 1
1,008
B Number accidents per facility
1 2
3 4 5 6 7
8
9
10
11
13 14 15
19
n/a
Number of accidents
{Ax B) 784 250 138
72
40 72
21
16 27
10
11
13
14 30
19
1,517
accidents);
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EPA data show that few facilities are responsible for the majority of accidents
at chemical facilities.
There are 1,465 chemical manufacturing (NAICS 325) facilities are covered under RMP.
Between 2004-2013, 258 (17.6%) of those facilities reported at least one RMP-reportable accident. Those 258 facilities reported a total of 530 accidents during that time.
Of the 530 accidents, the majority (70%) came from just 99 facilities, i.e., 6.8% of the total number of chemical facilities in the program.
82.4% of chemical facilities covered under RMP had no accidents between 2004-2013.
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More than 80% of Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) Facilities Had No RMP-Reportable
Accidents
% of Total
Number of
Number of
__________________ Facilities Facilities in RMP
Facilities with 1 or more accidents
1 accident
159
10.8%
2 or more accidents Total facilities with accidents
99
6.8%
I/C3O
17.6%
Facilities with no accidents
1207
82.4%
Facilities in RMP
1465
100.0%
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The majority of accidents were at a handful (6.8%) of chemical facilities
Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325) Facilities with Accidents
A
Number of facilities
159 45 24 9 5 7 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Total 258
B Number accidents per facility
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 14
15 18 n/a
Number of accidents
(A X B) 159 90 72 36 25 42
8 18 11 14 30 18 530
Accidents
at facilities with only 1
Accidents | ikilCiH.t
at facilities
accidents):
accidents;
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Notes and Sources
This analysis expands on the data in Table 1-Accident Frequencies for RMP
Facilities by Industrial Grouping, 2004-2013 in the Technical Background Document for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act, Section 112(r)(7) (January 27, 2016), Using the 10-year accident database provided by EPA, ACC tabulated the number of unique facilities that were involved in accidents and found that a m inority of facilities had a reportable accident over the 10-year period. Consistent with EPA, this analysis includes only RMP reportable accidents (accidents with onsite or offsite impacts). The database provided by EPA included "voluntary submissions" of accidents with neither onsite nor offsite impacts, but these incidents are not included in the counts of RMP accidents.
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RMP 10 Year Accident Data Results (2004-2013)
A.) Number of Accidents with RMP-Reportable Impacts
Includes; Onsite Deaths-Workers/Conractors, Onsite Deaths- Public Responders, Onsite Deaths-Pubiic, Injuries-Workers/Contractors, Injuries-Public Responders, Injuries-Public, Onsite Property Damage, Offsite Deaths, Offsite Hospitalizations, Offsite-Other Medical Treatments,
Year 2004 2005 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
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Total 197 152 140 204 168 149 128 138 118 123
1.517
Number of Reported Accidents with Impact
Number of Accidents 250
32% reduction over
200
10 years
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B.) RMP Impact Accidents with Injuries and/or Deaths
includes: Onsite Deaths-Workers/Contractors, Onsite Deaths- Public Responders, Onsite Deaths-Pubiic, Injuries-Workers/Contractors, Injuries-Public Responders, Injuries-Public, Onsite Property Damage, Offsite Deaths,
Not included: medical treatments or offsite hospitalizations
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total
Injuries or Deaths 123 91 88 126 93 95 81 91 72 71 931
No Injuries or Deaths
74 61 52 78 75 54 47 47 46 52 535
Total 197 152 140 204 168 149 128 138 118 123
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No injuries
or deaths
13%
Accidents with Impacts: Injuries and/or Deaths
Number of Accidents 140 r ....
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C) Number of Injuries and/or Deaths per year
Year 2004 2005 2006
2007
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total
Total Number of Injuries and
Deaths 263 392 207 253 211 233 144 129 160 168
2,160
Number of Injuries and Deaths 450 ;...
400
392
350
300
250
263
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50
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D) Property Damage- On and Offsite
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total
Property Damage
67 65 37 82 72 46 56 55 45 41 566
No Property Damage
130 87
103 122 96 103
72 83 73 82 951
Total 197 152 140 204 168 149 128 138 118 123
1,517
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Mo Property
; t 63%
Accidents: Property Damage
Number of Accidents 250
Property Damage
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E) All Accidents with injuries, Deaths, or Property Damage
Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Total
Injuries, Deaths, Property Damage
170 135 116 181 144 122 117 129 105 103 1,322
No injuries Deaths, Property Damage
27 17 24 23 24
27 11
9 13 20 195
Total 197 152 140 204 168 149 128 138 118 123
1,517
Deaths,
Property
No
Damage
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Damage
13%
Accidents with Impacts: Injuries, Deaths, and/or
Number of Accidents 200
Property Damage
180
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160
over 10 years
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