National reference · OSHA ITA + BLS
U.S. workplace safety statistics
The national reference figures behind PlainSafetyScore — 497,821 graded employer establishments, 9,567,950 recordable injuries, and 6,770 worker fatalities, drawn straight from federal OSHA and BLS data, 2016–2024.
Data as of · figures update with each federal data refresh · see our methodology for every derived number.
- Employers graded
- 497,821
- Recordable injuries
- 9,567,950
- Worker fatalities
- 6,770
- Industries benchmarked
- 1,075
National grade distribution
Across 497,821 graded establishments, 24% earn an F — an injury rate more than double their industry benchmark — while 16% earn an A. Each grade compares an establishment's OSHA Total Case Rate (TCR) to the median for its own NAICS industry.
| Grade | Meaning | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Excellent | 78,898 | 15.8% |
| B | Good | 63,060 | 12.7% |
| C | Average | 135,899 | 27.3% |
| D | Poor | 102,590 | 20.6% |
| F | Failing | 117,110 | 23.5% |
Highest-injury industries
Ranked by the average employer Total Case Rate across well-sampled industries (≥ 100 reporting establishments), Animal hospitals leads at 12.8 recordable injuries per 100 workers — several times the ~2.7 all-industry private-sector norm.
| # | Industry | Avg TCR | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal hospitals | 12.8 | 261 |
| 2 | Transportation | 12.7 | 1,452 |
| 3 | Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) | 10.8 | 793 |
| 4 | Police departments (except American Indian or Alaska Native) | 10.4 | 716 |
| 5 | Ski resorts without accommodations | 10.0 | 121 |
| 6 | Floor covering stores (except wood or ceramic tile only) | 9.7 | 345 |
| 7 | Ambulance Service | 9.4 | 976 |
| 8 | Van lines, moving and storage services | 9.4 | 548 |
| 9 | Hog and pig (including breeding, farrowing, nursery, and finishing activities) farming | 9.2 | 280 |
| 10 | Couriers and Express Delivery Services | 9.2 | 6,679 |
Full ranking: most dangerous industries.
States by average injury rate
Maine reports the highest average employer TCR (7.7) of any state, against the ~2.7 national private-sector norm. State averages summarize each state's reporting employers and hide wide establishment-by-establishment variation.
| # | State | Avg TCR | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 7.7 | 2,397 |
| 2 | Vermont | 7.1 | 1,065 |
| 3 | Montana | 7.1 | 1,536 |
| 4 | Washington | 6.8 | 10,147 |
| 5 | Idaho | 6.7 | 2,774 |
| 6 | Connecticut | 6.7 | 7,008 |
| 7 | Oregon | 6.6 | 8,031 |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 6.4 | 2,718 |
| 9 | South Dakota | 6.4 | 1,778 |
| 10 | California | 6.2 | 51,834 |
Full directory: every state's safety record.