Texas Accident Statistics

• In the state of Texas, there were 318,000 motor vehicle accidents, which led to 205,569 injuries and 3,247 deaths.
  
  
• There were 5040 fatal traffic accidents in Texas in 2003. Of these, 483 involved trucks.
  
  
• Texas had the highest number of truck accidents in the period between 1996 and 2000, followed by California and Florida.
  
  
• Injuries to school bus passengers and drivers totaled 1,058 in 2001, representing a 28.1% increase from 1991.
  
  
• In 2004 Texas ranked third in the U.S. with the most motorcycle-related fatalities, with 285 reported incidents.
  
  
• In 2005, Texas Atmos Energy employees reported 10 dog bite incidents. It is reported that each year, about 12 fatalities are caused by dog attacks.
  
  
• A nationwide study ranked Houston as the top city where postal carriers suffered dog bites, with 117 reported incidents. San Antonio placed fifth with 72.
  
  
• Between 1990 and 2003, 9% of all medical malpractice payment reports against nurses and 7.4% of those made to physicians were in the state of Texas.
  
  
• In 2005 Texas witnessed 495 fatal work injuries, with 134 of this taking place in the construction industry.
  
  
• In the year 2002, Texas reported 1,994 slip and fall claims.

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