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Source : U . S . Bureau of Labor Statistics , United Health Foundation TABLE 53
Occupational Injury and Illness Incidence ( 2022 )
Rank
Fatalities Per 100K Workers 2021
Injury / Illness Per 100 Private Workers 2022
Rank
1 Wyoming
12.7
3.0
17
2 North Dakota
9.8
No Data Available
N / A
3 Mississippi
6.9
No Data Available
N / A
4 New Mexico
6.8
3.2
12
4 West Virginia
6.8
3.3
9
6 Louisiana
6.4
1.6
42
7 Arkansas
6.1
2.5
30
7 South Carolina
6.1
2.3
35
9 Nebraska
5.8
3.1
15
10 Tennessee
5.7
2.4
32
11 South Dakota
5.6
No Data Available
N / A
12 Alaska
5.1
3.3
9
13 Indiana
5.0
2.9
20
14 Montana
4.8
3.6
6
15 North Carolina
4.6
2.2
40
16 Idaho
4.4
No Data Available
N / A
16 Missouri
4.4
2.8
23
18 Georgia
4.3
No Data Available
N / A
18 Nevada
4.3
3.4
8
18 Texas
4.3
1.9
41
18 Wisconsin
4.3
3.0
17
22 Oklahoma
4.0
2.8
N / A
23 Kentucky
3.9
3.0
17
24 Kansas
3.8
2.9
20
24 Maine
3.8
5.0
1
26 Delaware
3.7
2.6
29
27 Alabama
3.6
2.3
35
27 Iowa
3.6
3.3
9
27 Utah
3.6
2.5
30
27 Vermont
3.6
3.9
2
31 Hawaii
3.5
3.2
12
32 Virginia
3.4
2.3
35
33 Arizona
3.2
3.1
15
33 Michigan
3.2
2.8
23
35 Colorado
3.1
2.8
23
35 Florida
3.1
No Data Available
N / A
35 Pennsylvania
3.1
2.9
20
38 Illinois
3.0
2.7
27
38 Ohio
3.0
2.3
35
40 California
2.9
3.6
6
40 New York
2.9
2.3
35
40 Washington
2.9
3.9
2
43 Maryland
2.8
2.4
32
43 Minnesota
2.8
3.7
5
43 New Hampshire
2.8
No Data Available
N / A
43 Oregon
2.8
3.9
2
47 New Jersey
2.7
2.4
32
48 Massachusetts
2.4
2.7
27
49 Connecticut
2.0
3.2
12
50 Rhode Island
1.4
No Data Available
N / A
Dist . of Columbia
4.4
1.1
United States
3.6
2.7
Washington had a relatively low fatality rate per 100,000 workers , but a relatively high reported injury / illness rate per 100 private workers .