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Occupational Fatalities represents the impact of hazardous
jobs on the population. Occupational injuries would be a preferred component; however, there
is not a uniform reporting system used by all 50 states. Due to the different industry mixes
in each state, occupational fatalities are adjusted to more accurately reflect the actual
safety differences between the states.
Occupational fatalities are measured over a three-year span because of their low incidence
rate. The industry adjustment is based on the ratio of workers in the following industries:
agricultural, forestry and fishing, construction, manufacturing, transportation and communications, and services.
Table 26 displays the 2004 ranks, based on 2000 to 2002 data (Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, Washington, D.C.). Scores vary from 2.5 deaths
per 100,000 workers in Massachusetts to more than 10 deaths per 100,000 workers in Alaska,
Wyoming and Montana. The national norm is 4.6 deaths per 100,000 workers, down from 4.7
deaths per 100,000 workers in the 2003 Edition. In Idaho and Montana, the rate of occupational
fatalities decreased by 1.0 death or more per 100,000 workers in the past year. Wyoming
experienced the greatest increase, from 9.7 to 13.4 deaths per 100,000 workers in the past year.
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