Utah workplaces were more deadly last year, with on-the-job fatalities up by 14% in 2018.
That is according to the annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It said the number of deaths on the job in Utah grew from 43 in 2017 to 49 last year.
The rate of deaths per 100,000 full-time-equivalent workers increased from 2.9 to 3.4.
Utah nearly matched the national rate of 3.5, while 27 states had higher rates. Wyoming had triple the national rate at 11.5, worst in the nation.