When you're trying to get a job or work at your employer's location, you want to make sure that you're going to be safe and that your welfare is of concern to your employer. Ohio does not do well when it comes to workplace safety, according to some reports, because the number of deaths is simply too high for the Midwest region.
How is Ohio placed statistically for workplace injuries?
Ohio leads the Midwest in fatal workplace accidents, according to data from 2015. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has shown that Ohio leads the states in the region when it comes to the number of workers who were killed on the job in 2015.
How many fatalities took place in Ohio during the data collection period?
OSHA's most up-to-date information shows that there were 48 fatalities that were work related between Oct. 1 2014 and Sept. 1 2015.
Why are these fatalities seemingly higher than usual? Are they really higher than usual, or is this normal for the state?
The number of deaths isn't actually on the rise, according to OSHA officials. They claim that the number of fatalities are about the same as in the past, although it can be shown that over a dozen of them took place in the Dayton-Cincinnati region alone. What this can show is that people in certain parts of the state need to focus more on workplace safety.
Why would increases in workplace fatalities be happening today?
Any increases may be due to younger workforces and the lack of attention to safe work practices.
Source: WLWT 5, "Ohio leads Midwest region in fatal workplace accidents," accessed May 20, 2016