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DEFINITION
Occupational fatalities due to exposure to harmful substances or environments. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
Labor Statistics > Occupational Fatalities > Exposure to harmful substances or environments (per capita) (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
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States
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Amount
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# 1
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Wyoming: |
0.785 per 100,000 people |
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# 2
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Alaska: |
0.452 per 100,000 people |
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# 3
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Nebraska: |
0.398 per 100,000 people |
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# 4
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Alabama: |
0.329 per 100,000 people |
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# 5
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Kansas: |
0.328 per 100,000 people |
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# 6
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Montana: |
0.321 per 100,000 people |
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# 7
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South Carolina: |
0.306 per 100,000 people |
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# 8
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Georgia: |
0.287 per 100,000 people |
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# 9
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Oklahoma: |
0.282 per 100,000 people |
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# 10
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Missouri: |
0.276 per 100,000 people |
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# 11
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Virginia: |
0.238 per 100,000 people |
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# 12
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West Virginia: |
0.22 per 100,000 people |
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# 13
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Mississippi: |
0.205 per 100,000 people |
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# 14
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Louisiana: |
0.199 per 100,000 people |
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# 15
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Florida: |
0.197 per 100,000 people |
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# 16
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Arkansas: |
0.18 per 100,000 people |
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# 17
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North Carolina: |
0.173 per 100,000 people |
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# 18
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Ohio: |
0.157 per 100,000 people |
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# 19
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New Mexico: |
0.156 per 100,000 people |
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# 20
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Texas: |
0.153 per 100,000 people |
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# 21
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New York: |
0.145 per 100,000 people |
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# 22
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Kentucky: |
0.144 per 100,000 people |
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# 23
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Arizona: |
0.135 per 100,000 people |
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# 24
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Tennessee: |
0.134 per 100,000 people |
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# 25
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Pennsylvania: |
0.129 per 100,000 people |
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= 26
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Indiana: |
0.128 per 100,000 people |
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= 26
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Michigan: |
0.128 per 100,000 people |
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# 28
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Maryland: |
0.125 per 100,000 people |
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# 29
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Minnesota: |
0.117 per 100,000 people |
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# 30
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New Jersey: |
0.115 per 100,000 people |
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= 31
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California: |
0.111 per 100,000 people |
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= 31
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Washington: |
0.111 per 100,000 people |
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# 33
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Illinois: |
0.11 per 100,000 people |
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# 34
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Colorado: |
0.107 per 100,000 people |
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# 35
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Massachusetts: |
0.094 per 100,000 people |
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# 36
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Oregon: |
0.082 per 100,000 people |
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# 37
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Wisconsin: |
0.072 per 100,000 people |
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Weighted average: |
0.2 per 100,000 people |
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DEFINITION: Occupational fatalities due to exposure to harmful substances or environments. Per capita figures expressed per 100,000 population.
SOURCE: US Department of Labor, 2004. via StateMaster
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