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Washington state is a surprisingly safe place to work when it comes to on-the-job fatalities, according to Business.org.

Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the business research firm looked at the number of fatal workplace injuries per 100,000 residents aged 18 and older. Combining workplace fatality rates in 2016 and 2017 with the percentage they changed over those two years, the firm scored the results.

While Washington’s total number of job-related deaths in 2016 and 2017 fall at the higher end of the scale compared to other states, when the population is considered, the Evergreen state ranks as the No. 9 safest in the country.

safest and most dangerous states to work in infographic of the united states

Top 10 U.S. states with the lowest rates of on-the-job fatalities, 2016-17

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Top 10 U.S. states with the highest rates of on-the-job fatalities, 2016-17

chart with job fatalities

Emery | Reddy helps workers, and all everyone deserves a safe place to work. Call us if you have an injury, fatality, workers’ comp, or other employment law claim. You won’t get better advice.

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