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Pick any two of the top commodities. The bars share one scale across the gutter, so the lengths are the comparison. Each material is also flagged against the typical serious rate - no pairwise number is invented.

PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 9,256
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 0%
Air 7%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 9,031
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 7,048
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 1%
Water 0%

ISOPROPANOL OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 5,629
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 2%
Water 0%

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 5,521
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 1%
Air 2%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 5,208
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 5,144
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 94%
Rail 2%
Air 5%
Water 0%

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND PEROXYACETIC ACID MIXTURES, STABILIZED WITH ACIDS, WATER, AND NOT MORE THAN 5 PERCENT PEROXYACETIC ACID

5.1 · 5.1
Incidents / yr 4,070
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 2%
Water 0%

HYDROCHLORIC ACID

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 3,127
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 2%
Air 3%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 3,116
Serious rate 2% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

ETHANOL OR ETHYL ALCOHOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTIONS OR ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 3,023
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 0%
Air 4%
Water 0%

BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 2,624
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 99%
Rail 0%
Air 1%
Water 0%

ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 2,321
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 86%
Rail 6%
Air 7%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 2,124
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

PAINT INCLUDING PAINT, LACQUER, ENAMEL, STAIN, SHELLAC SOLUTIONS, VARNISH, POLISH, LIQUID FILLER AND LIQUID LACQUER BASE

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 9,256
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 93%
Rail 0%
Air 7%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, BASIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 9,031
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

PAINT RELATED MATERIAL INCLUDING PAINT THINNING, DRYING, REMOVING, OR REDUCING COMPOUND

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 7,048
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 1%
Water 0%

ISOPROPANOL OR ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 5,629
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 2%
Water 0%

SODIUM HYDROXIDE, SOLUTION

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 5,521
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 1%
Air 2%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 5,208
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, N.O.S.

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 5,144
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 94%
Rail 2%
Air 5%
Water 0%

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE AND PEROXYACETIC ACID MIXTURES, STABILIZED WITH ACIDS, WATER, AND NOT MORE THAN 5 PERCENT PEROXYACETIC ACID

5.1 · 5.1
Incidents / yr 4,070
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 98%
Rail 0%
Air 2%
Water 0%

HYDROCHLORIC ACID

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 3,127
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 2%
Air 3%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, INORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 3,116
Serious rate 2% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

ETHANOL OR ETHYL ALCOHOL OR ETHANOL SOLUTIONS OR ETHYL ALCOHOL SOLUTIONS

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 3,023
Serious rate 0% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 95%
Rail 0%
Air 4%
Water 0%

BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID, ELECTRIC STORAGE

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 2,624
Serious rate 1% Cooler than typical
Mode mix
Highway 99%
Rail 0%
Air 1%
Water 0%

ALCOHOLS, N.O.S.

3 · 3
Incidents / yr 2,321
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 86%
Rail 6%
Air 7%
Water 0%

CORROSIVE LIQUID, ACIDIC, ORGANIC, N.O.S.

8 · 8
Incidents / yr 2,124
Serious rate 1% Hotter than typical
Mode mix
Highway 97%
Rail 0%
Air 3%
Water 0%

Bars share one scale across both columns. "Typical" = the median serious rate across these commodities (1%), 2020-2024 totals.