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Southwest and Mountain-Plains Economy — Safety and Health Statistics

Incidence(1rates of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers, private industry(2), United States and selected states, 2023
State Total recordable
cases
Cases with days away from work, job transfer, or restriction Other recordable cases
Total Cases with days away from
work(3)
Cases with job transfer or
restriction

United States(4)

2.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 1.0

Arkansas

1.9 1.0 0.6 0.4 1.0

Colorado

2.7 1.6 0.8 0.9 1.1

Kansas

2.5 1.3 0.7 0.6 1.1

Louisiana

1.4 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.7

Missouri

2.6 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.2

Montana

3.4 1.9 1.3 0.6 1.6

New Mexico

- - - - -

Oklahoma

2.4 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0

Texas

1.8 1.1 0.6 0.5 0.7

Utah

2.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 1.3

Wyoming

2.7 1.5 1.1 0.4 1.2

(1) Incidence rates represent the number of injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers and were calculated as: (N/EH) x 200,000 where N = number of injuries and illnesses; EH = total hours worked by all employees during the calendar year; and 200,000 = base for 100 equivalent full-time workers (working 40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year).
(2) Excludes farms with fewer than 11 employees.
(3) Days-away-from-work cases include those that result in days away from work with or without job transfer or restriction.
(4) Data covers all 50 states.

Note: Due to rounding, components may not add to totals. Dashes (-) indicate data not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses.

Fatal occupational injuries by event or exposure, United States and selected states, 2023
Area Total fatal
injuries
Event or exposure(1)
Violent
acts
Transpor-
tation
incidents
Explosions
and
fires
Falls,
slips,
trips
Exposure to
harmful
substances,
environments
Contact
incidents

United States

5,283 740 1,942 104 885 820 779

Arkansas

92 - 52 - 11 9 11

Colorado

83 14 35 - 16 6 12

Kansas

53 - 37 - 6 5 3

Louisiana

104 16 29 4 9 25 21

Missouri

114 13 43 - 15 21 22

Montana

38 - 13 - - 5 10

New Mexico

38 - 22 - - 5 5

Oklahoma

76 6 38 - 13 - 12

Texas

564 71 246 11 92 57 86

Utah

69 6 31 1 8 15 8

Wyoming

45 - 30 - - 7 5

(1) Based on the BLS Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS) 3.02 implemented for 2023 data forward.

Note: Totals for major categories may include subcategories not shown separately. For complete information on how the data are coded and presented see our definitions page at https://www.bls.gov/iif/definitions/occupational-safety-and-health-definitions.htm. CFOI fatality counts exclude illness-related deaths unless precipitated by an injury event.
Dashes (-) indicate data not available.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state, New York City, District of Columbia, and federal agencies, Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.

Fatal occupational injuries, United States and midwest states, 1992-2023
Year U.S. Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana Missouri Montana New
Mexico
Oklahoma Texas Utah Wyoming

1992

6,217 82 103 82 153 140 65 35 78 536 59 26

1993

6,331 71 99 99 171 131 38 55 86 529 66 36

1994

6,632 85 120 106 187 155 50 54 97 497 66 35

1995

6,275 92 112 95 139 125 34 58 200 475 51 32

1996

6,202 88 90 85 134 140 50 60 87 514 64 28

1997

6,238 102 120 93 137 123 56 50 104 459 66 29

1998

6,055 86 77 98 159 145 58 48 75 523 67 33

1999

6,054 76 106 87 141 165 49 39 99 468 54 32

2000

5,920 106 117 85 143 148 42 35 82 572 61 36

2001

5,915 68 139 94 117 145 58 59 115 536 65 40

2002

5,534 80 123 89 103 175 51 63 92 417 52 33

2003

5,575 87 102 78 95 154 39 46 100 491 54 37

2004

5,764 70 117 80 121 165 39 57 91 440 50 43

2005

5,734 80 125 81 111 185 50 44 95 495 54 46

2006

5,840 78 137 85 118 167 45 59 91 489 60 36

2007

5,657 89 126 101 139 156 54 52 104 528 78 48

2008

5,214 85 105 73 135 148 40 31 102 463 64 33

2009

4,551 75 83 76 140 142 52 42 82 482 48 19

2010

4,690 88 85 85 111 106 36 38 94 461 41 33

2011

4,693 93 92 78 111 132 49 52 86 433 39 32

2012

4,628 63 82 76 116 88 34 39 97 536 39 35

2013

4,585 63 65 55 114 118 28 54 92 508 37 26

2014

4,821 67 84 73 120 106 28 53 98 531 54 37

2015

4,836 74 75 60 112 117 36 35 91 527 42 34

2016

5,190 68 81 74 95 124 38 41 92 545 44 34

2017

5,147 76 77 72 117 125 32 44 91 534 43 20

2018

5,250 76 72 61 98 145 28 43 91 488 49 31

2019

5,333 62 84 83 119 106 38 55 73 608 51 32

2020

4,764 64 78 55 103 105 29 37 75 469 48 35

2021

5,190 74 96 63 141 147 40 53 86 533 52 27

2022

5,486 75 89 52 120 121 25 57 70 578 57 34

2023

5,283 92 83 53 104 114 38 38 76 564 69 45

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with state and federal agencies.