A new study has identified the states with the biggest increase in fatal workplace injuries over the past decade, with Massachusetts named the state with the highest rise.
The state with the highest increase in fatal workplace injuries was Massachusetts, as cases increased by 107% since 2012. It was also the only place to see fatal injuries more than double over the last decade, despite recording fewer fatalities than any other state in 2012.
Following in second place was Missouri, as workplace injuries increased by almost two-thirds (64%). The state recorded a fatal injury rate of 3.3 in 2012, which then grew to 5.4 in 2021.
In third was Georgia, which saw workplace fatalities increase by 60% over the last decade. The state went from a rate of 2.5 fatal workplace injuries in 2012 to 4 in 2021. New Hampshire had the fourth-highest percentage increase in fatal workplace injuries at 45%.
Rounding out the top five was South Carolina, with an increase of 43%. South Carolina had a fatal workplace injury rate of 3.5 in 2012, which rose to 5 in 2021.
The states with the biggest increase in workplace injuries
Rank |
State |
Injury Rate 2012 |
Injury Rate 2021 |
10-Year Increase |
1 |
Massachusetts |
1.4 |
2.9 |
107% |
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