The following is a transcript of the Safest and Deadliest U.S. Cities for Workers Infographic:
Deadliest & Safest Cities to Work In
Workplace Deaths per 1,000,000
Deadliest Cities
Midland, TX: 85.5
Mount Vernon, WA: 84.6
Beaumont, TX: 35.8
Huntington, WV: 34.7
Green Bay, WI: 32.3
Anchorage, AK: 30.9
New Orleans, LA: 30.2
Grand Rapids, MI: 23
Tusla, OK: 21.1
Nashville, TN: 20.4
Safest Cities
Sacramento, CA: 5.9
Los Angeles, CA: 6.5
Minneapolis, MN: 6.9
Milwaukee, WI: 7
Portland, OR: 7
San Francisco, CA: 7.2
Providence, RI: 7.5
San Diego, CA: 7.3
San Jose, CA: 7.5
Boston, MA: 7.6
New York, NY: 7.6
Top 10 Deadliest Jobs
(Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor)
Deaths a Year per 100,000 workers
- Fishermen (116)
- Logging Workers (91.9)
- Airplane Pilots & Flight Engineers (70.6)
- Farmers & Ranchers (41.4)
- Mining Machine Operators (38.7)
- Roofers (32.4)
- Sanitation Workers (29.8)
- Truck Drivers/Delivery Workers (21.8)
- Industrial Machine Workers (20.3)
- Police Officers (18)
Safest Cities by workplace deaths per population in the U.S.
- Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA: 13 workplace fatalities, Population: 2,176,235, Deaths per 1,000,000: 5.97
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA: 84 workplace fatalities, Population: 12,944,801, Deaths per 1,000,000: 6.49
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: 23 workplace fatalities, Population: 3,318,486, Deaths per 1,000,000: 6.93
- Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI: 11 workplace fatalities, Population: 1,562,216, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.04
- Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA: 16 workplace fatalities, Population: 2,262,605, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.07
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: 32 workplace fatalities, Population: 4,391,037, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.29
- San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA: 23 workplace fatalities, Population: 3,140,069, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.32
- 8th tie Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA: 12 workplace fatalities, Population: 1,600,224, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.5
- 8th tie San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: 14 workplace fatalities, Population: 1,865,450, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.5
- Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH, 35 workplace fatalities, Population: 4,591,112, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.62
- New York-N. New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA, 145 workplace fatalities, Population: 19,015,900, Deaths per 1,000,000: 7.63
Deadliest Cities by workplace deaths per population in the U.S.
- Midland, TX, 12 workplace fatalities, Population: 140,308, Deaths per 1,000,000: 85.53
- Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA, 10 workplace fatalities, Population: 118,109, Deaths per 1,000,000: 84.67
- Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 14 workplace fatalities, Population: 390,535, Deaths per 1,000,000: 35.85
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 10 workplace fatalities, Population: 287,599, Deaths per 1,000,000: 34.77
- Green Bay, WI, 10 workplace fatalities, Population: 309,469, Deaths per 1,000,000: 32.31
- Anchorage, AK, 12 workplace fatalities, Population: 387,516, Deaths per 1,000,000: 30.97
- New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA, 36 workplace fatalities, Population: 1,191,089, Deaths per 1,000,000: 30.22
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI, 18 workplace fatalities, Population: 779,604, Deaths per 1,000,000: 23.09
- Tulsa, OK, 20 workplace fatalities, Population: 946, 962, Deaths per 1,000,000: 21.12
- Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, TN, 33 workplace fatalities, Population: 1,617,142, Deaths per 1,000,000: 20.41
Note: all numbers represent the listed cities Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Smaller cities built around specific industry tend to have more dangerous work environments
Oil:
Midland, TX
Tulsa, OK
Beaumont, TX
Anchorage, AK
Construction:
Mount Vernon, WA
Steel Plants:
Huntington, WV
Paper Mills:
Green Bay, WI
Maritime:
New Orleans, LA
Auto Manufacturing:
Grand Rapids, MI
Nashville, TN
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