North Carolina ranks among top 5 in the nation for workplace safety

(WGHP) — North Carolina ranks among the best in the United States when it comes to safety in the workplace.

In the “2022’s Safest States in America” list, it is revealed that North Carolina is ranked 4th in the nation in Workplace Safety.

Factors impacting Workplace Safety include:

• Fatal occupational injuries
• Injuries & illnesses to full time-workers
• Missed days due to injury & illness
• Presence of OSHA

In total, North Carolina ranks as a fairly average state in terms of safety, coming in at 21st out of 50.

North Carolina’s other top traits include Personal & Residential Safety where its ranks 12th.

Factors taken into account for Personal & Residential Safety include:

• Violent crime statistics
• Drug abuse and overdose deaths
• Number of first responders
• Bullying rates
• Elder abuse and exploitation

North Carolina also ranked highly in Financial Safety, coming in at 15th.

Factors for Financial Safety include:

• Uninsured population
• Unemployment rate
• Underemployment rate
• Foreclosure rate
• Median credit score
• Amount of debt
• Poverty rate
• Job security
• Identity theft complaints
• Employment growth

North Carolina ranks in the bottom ten in the nation for Emergency Preparedness, coming in at 43. That is due to the number of climate disasters that have caused more than $1 billion in damages over the past decade.

The full list of 50 can be viewed below.

Overall Rank*	State	Total Score	Personal & Residential Safety	Financial Safety	Road Safety	Workplace Safety	Emergency Preparedness
1	Vermont	68.79	2	10	14	1	7
2	Maine	66.95	3	13	2	19	1
3	New Hampshire	63.99	4	1	13	41	3
4	Utah	63.48	19	2	7	2	5
5	Hawaii	60.36	14	14	20	13	4
6	Massachusetts	60.02	7	5	1	42	11
7	Connecticut	59.88	1	23	17	27	17
8	Minnesota	59.81	17	4	3	6	22
9	Washington	59.44	27	7	15	5	9
10	Rhode Island	58.99	6	26	19	35	10
11	Virginia	55.99	11	17	22	3	31
12	Oregon	55.48	39	11	12	8	16
13	Iowa	55.29	8	19	5	7	47
14	Idaho	54.67	16	18	6	46	15
15	New Jersey	54.62	5	30	16	28	25
16	Alaska	54.52	37	16	27	21	2
17	Wyoming	54.04	21	27	10	22	21
18	Maryland	53.23	9	24	45	14	23
19	Indiana	52.98	15	37	24	12	29
20	Arizona	52.95	33	20	49	9	8
21	North Carolina	52.37	12	15	30	4	43
22	New York	51.92	10	31	4	30	26
23	Wisconsin	51.42	26	21	11	32	20
24	Delaware	51.36	23	29	25	33	13
25	New Mexico	49.92	38	38	48	10	12
26	Michigan	49.79	43	34	38	15	14
27	California	48.94	42	22	40	18	19
28	Kentucky	48.73	25	39	35	20	30
29	Pennsylvania	48.51	18	35	33	26	27
30	North Dakota	47.94	20	12	8	49	37
31	Nevada	47.72	48	50	37	17	6
32	Illinois	47.68	13	49	18	23	35
33	West Virginia	47.08	31	33	26	45	18
34	Nebraska	46.58	24	9	9	39	40
35	Georgia	45.27	22	44	39	25	34
36	Ohio	45.14	32	47	23	29	24
37	Colorado	43.84	44	8	31	43	28
38	South Dakota	43.38	28	3	32	50	39
39	Kansas	42.91	29	28	21	34	44
40	Montana	42.16	45	6	28	38	32
41	Tennessee	41.34	49	40	41	11	38
42	South Carolina	41.03	50	36	44	16	36
43	Missouri	40.25	41	32	43	24	41
44	Florida	39.52	34	25	46	44	42
45	Oklahoma	39.34	35	45	29	36	45
46	Alabama	37.68	36	41	42	37	46
47	Texas	36.77	40	42	36	31	48
48	Arkansas	33.72	47	43	47	47	33
49	Mississippi	32.52	30	46	50	48	50
50	Louisiana	31.64	46	48	34	40	49

Source: Fox 8 News Channel