Explaining State-to-State Differences in Fatal Occupational Injury Rates
(Tables and Figure)
| State | Rate |
|---|---|
| North Dakota | 17.7 |
| Wyoming | 12.2 |
| Alaska | 8.9 |
| Montana | 7.3 |
| West Virginia | 6.9 |
| South Dakota | 6.7 |
| Iowa | 6.6 |
| Louisiana | 6.4 |
| Oklahoma | 6.1 |
| Kansas | 5.7 |
| Mississippi | 5.5 |
| Arkansas | 5.4 |
| Nebraska | 5.2 |
| Kentucky | 4.9 |
| New Mexico | 4.8 |
| Texas | 4.8 |
| Alabama | 4.3 |
| Indiana | 4.2 |
| Wisconsin | 4.0 |
| Tennessee | 3.8 |
| Virginia | 3.8 |
| District of Columbia | 3.6 |
| Nevada | 3.6 |
| Colorado | 3.5 |
| North Carolina | 3.5 |
| South Carolina | 3.5 |
| Vermont | 3.5 |
| Hawaii | 3.4 |
| Michigan | 3.4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.4 |
| United States | 3.4 |
| Missouri | 3.3 |
| Maine | 3.2 |
| Delaware | 3.1 |
| Ohio | 3.1 |
| Utah | 3.0 |
| Florida | 2.7 |
| Idaho | 2.7 |
| Maryland | 2.6 |
| Minnesota | 2.6 |
| Oregon | 2.6 |
| Georgia | 2.5 |
| Illinois | 2.5 |
| New Jersey | 2.4 |
| New York State | 2.4 |
| Arizona | 2.3 |
| California | 2.3 |
| New Hampshire | 2.2 |
| Washington | 2.2 |
| Connecticut | 2.1 |
| Rhode Island | 1.7 |
| Massachusetts | 1.4 |
|
Note: Rates are
the number of fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 full-time equivalent workers. |
|
| State | Rate |
|---|---|
| Wyoming | 11.6% |
| North Dakota | 10.8% |
| Oklahoma | 9.1% |
| West Virginia | 7.0% |
| Montana | 6.6% |
| South Dakota | 6.2% |
| New Mexico | 5.5% |
| Kansas | 5.3% |
| Idaho | 4.9% |
| Kentucky | 4.8% |
| Iowa | 4.6% |
| Texas | 4.6% |
| Alaska | 4.4% |
| Arkansas | 4.2% |
| Nebraska | 4.1% |
| Louisiana | 4.0% |
| Mississippi | 3.7% |
| Oregon | 3.1% |
| Missouri | 3.1% |
| Colorado | 2.9% |
| Minnesota | 2.7% |
| Wisconsin | 2.7% |
| Alabama | 2.4% |
| Washington | 2.4% |
| Vermont | 2.4% |
| Tennessee | 2.3% |
| United States | 2.2% |
| Indiana | 2.1% |
| Utah | 2.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.8% |
| Ohio | 1.7% |
| Michigan | 1.6% |
| Nevada | 1.6% |
| Hawaii | 1.5% |
| Arizona | 1.4% |
| California | 1.3% |
| Illinois | 1.3% |
| Virginia | 1.3% |
| South Carolina | 1.3% |
| Maine | 1.3% |
| North Carolina | 1.3% |
| Georgia | 1.2% |
| Florida | 1.0% |
| New Hampshire | 0.8% |
| Delaware | 0.6% |
| Maryland | 0.6% |
| New York | 0.6% |
| Connecticut | 0.5% |
| New Jersey | 0.4% |
| Rhode Island | 0.3% |
| Massachusetts | 0.3% |
| District of Columbia | 0.0% |
| Adjusted R-Squared=0.72 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=51 | Coefficient | Standard Error | t-Value | Significance |
| Constant | 1.590 | 0.315 | 5.040 | 0.000 |
| Percent of Total Employment in Farms and Mining | 0.903 | 0.800 | 11.332 | 0.000 |
