States by Workplace Injury Rate

States ranked by average employer Total Case Rate (TCR) - higher = more injuries per worker

Rank State Employers Avg TCR Total Injuries Fatalities
1 Connecticut 7,008 205.4 165,388 48
2 California 51,834 58.9 1,177,106 862
3 Ohio 22,650 31.8 387,843 248
4 Maryland 7,213 28.9 130,482 81
5 Rhode Island 1,610 25.9 34,842 17
6 North Carolina 16,981 25.7 287,780 227
7 Indiana 12,750 21.7 260,376 206
8 New York 21,008 20.6 418,009 256
9 Colorado 9,007 19.6 167,278 94
10 Tennessee 10,743 19.3 216,021 233
11 Alaska 1,558 19.0 21,273 18
12 Pennsylvania 22,692 18.9 483,737 268
13 Minnesota 15,828 18.0 259,594 141
14 Georgia 14,941 17.4 273,626 201
15 New Mexico 2,241 16.2 33,716 25
16 Arizona 9,594 14.7 197,156 114
17 Vermont 1,065 14.2 19,393 9
18 Oregon 8,031 13.9 162,933 95
19 New Jersey 11,201 13.4 224,326 149
20 South Carolina 7,610 12.9 128,117 126
21 Arkansas 4,393 12.9 67,269 117
22 South Dakota 1,778 12.0 36,517 23
23 Texas 38,394 11.2 611,611 542
24 Michigan 16,393 10.9 330,220 202
25 Illinois 22,804 10.7 455,778 303
26 Massachusetts 10,108 10.6 190,600 86
27 Hawaii 2,022 10.6 30,820 16
28 Oklahoma 5,320 10.5 91,442 103
29 Virginia 12,673 10.5 231,519 166
30 Puerto Rico 1,632 10.3 27,661 27
31 Nevada 4,574 10.2 132,177 56
32 Kentucky 7,805 10.0 170,117 164
33 Nebraska 3,594 9.7 66,482 63
34 New Hampshire 2,718 9.5 48,094 18
35 Montana 1,536 9.4 24,785 17
36 Florida 26,569 9.4 529,324 366
37 Iowa 7,192 9.4 146,343 105
38 Wisconsin 12,835 9.3 254,546 145
39 Alabama 7,418 9.2 122,249 151
40 Washington 10,147 9.1 228,759 104
41 Maine 2,397 8.8 57,771 20
42 Delaware 1,487 8.7 25,348 11
43 North Dakota 1,696 8.3 27,648 18
44 Idaho 2,774 8.3 58,997 43
45 West Virginia 2,269 8.1 38,717 29
46 Kansas 5,228 7.5 89,790 79
47 Missouri 10,075 7.1 180,819 121
48 Mississippi 4,083 6.6 71,181 76
49 Utah 3,861 6.4 72,927 43
50 Wyoming 783 6.0 9,796 11
51 District of Columbia 793 5.7 16,494 8
52 Louisiana 6,723 4.0 71,071 116
53 Virgin Islands 60 2.9 428 1
54 Guam 84 2.6 1,148 0