New Study Uncovers The States With The Most Dangerous Workplace Conditions: Wyoming, North Dakota and Alaska the Worst, Rhode Island the Safest

New Study Uncovers The States With The Most Dangerous Workplace Conditions: Wyoming, North Dakota and Alaska the Worst, Rhode Island the Safest

A new study has revealed the U.S. states with the highest number of fatal injuries at work, and Wyoming takes the top spot. 

Employment law experts at Duddy, Goodwin & Pollard analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics to discover which states have experienced the most workplace fatalities. They gathered the total number of fatal occupational injuries from 2020-2022 in each state, weighing this against the population to generate a fair ranking per 100,000 people. 

Wyoming is in first place in the ranking, with a staggering 16.64 fatal injuries at work per 100,000 people in 2020-2022. Wyoming experienced 96 workplace fatalities during this period. 

North Dakota reported 97 fatal injuries at work, equating to 12.45 fatalities at work per 100,000 residents, putting the state in second place. 

Third place in the ranking is Alaska, which saw approximately 9.68 fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 people or 71 fatalities across 2020-2022. 

South Dakota experienced 8.91 workplace fatalities per 100,000 people, placing the state in the fourth position. South Dakota saw 79 fatal workplace injuries in the period 2020-2022. 

Montana is in fifth place, reporting 8.67 fatalities at work per 100,000 residents, which is equal to 94 workplace fatalities in 2020-2022. 

Louisiana reported 7.81 fatal injuries at work per 100,000 people, equal to 364 occupational fatalities in 2020-2022, resulting in the state’s sixth position. 

Nebraska had 144 workplace fatalities from 2020 to 2022, which is the same as 7.34 fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 people, putting it seventh in the ranking. 

West Virginia is next in eighth place, reporting 7.3 fatal injuries at work per 100,000 residents in 2020-2022. West Virginia had 131 fatal occupational injuries in this time period. 

Arkansas is in ninth place, as the state experienced 7.07 occupational fatalities per 100,000 residents, or 213 fatal injuries at work in 2020-2022. 

Lastly is New Mexico in tenth place, just making the ranking for the states with the most dangerous workplaces. New Mexico reported 6.94 fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 people in 2020-2022, which is equivalent to 147 injuries in total. 

Rhode Island reported the lowest number of fatal occupational injuries, with only 17 fatalities at work across 2020-2022. This means Rhode Island saw just 1.55 workplace fatalities per 100,000 people in this period.