# Heat Injuries by State: Texas and Florida Lead OSHA Data | Clema

Source: https://www.clemacooling.com/heat-injuries-by-state
Summary: Texas and Florida reported 462 heat hospitalizations to OSHA from 2021 to 2025, more than the next 13 states combined. Neither has a state heat rule.
Last updated: 2026-10-20
Publisher: Clema, Inc. (https://www.clemacooling.com)

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Clema heat injury data · OSHA records through November 2025

# Heat injuries by state: Texas and Florida outnumber the next 13 combined.

Two states, no state heat rule between them, and **almost half of every heat hospitalization reported to federal OSHA since 2021.** Texas and Florida logged 462 cases from 2021 through November 2025. The next 13 states together logged 442.

**43.8%**of federal OSHA heat hospitalizations, 2021 to Nov 2025, came from Texas and Florida.

![Map of Texas and neighbouring states shaded deep red and orange for extreme heat](https://www.clemacooling.com/assets/photos/texas-heat-map.jpg)

Texas sits under some of the most extreme summer heat in the country.

## The top 15 states, 2021 to November 2025.

Texas and Florida sit in a league of their own. Pennsylvania, in third place, reported 56.

Texas

246

Florida

216

Pennsylvania

56

Arkansas

51

Georgia

46

Missouri

46

Illinois

40

Oklahoma

33

Ohio

32

Louisiana

30

Alabama

26

New Jersey

22

New York

21

Massachusetts

20

Mississippi

19

Source: Clema analysis of OSHA [Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports), federal OSHA jurisdiction, January 2021 to November 2025 unless noted. Full method and CSVs on the [heat injury statistics](https://www.clemacooling.com/workplace-heat-injury-statistics) page.

## Year by year, neither state is trending down.

### Texas

**246**

*28**2021**50**2022**82**2023**40**2024**46**2025\**

### Florida

**216**

*29**2021**33**2022**46**2023**63**2024**45**2025\**

\* 2025 covers January to November.

![Satellite heat map of Houston showing the urban heat island in orange and purple](https://www.clemacooling.com/assets/photos/houston-urban-heat-island.webp)

Houston’s urban heat island. Cities add heat that the forecast high doesn’t show.

## Big, hot, and no state heat rule.

Neither Texas nor Florida has its own workplace heat standard, and both have passed laws that block cities and counties from requiring water and rest breaks. See [Texas heat rules](https://www.clemacooling.com/texas-heat-rules) and [Florida heat rules](https://www.clemacooling.com/florida-heat-rules).

To be fair to both states, these are raw counts, not rates. They are also two of the largest, hottest states, with huge construction and logistics workforces.

### Why California isn’t here

California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and other state-plan states report to their own agencies, so they barely appear in federal data. This is not a national ranking of heat risk.

### No state rule isn’t no rule

Federal OSHA still enforces heat hazards everywhere through the General Duty Clause and its heat emphasis program. See the [OSHA heat standard](https://www.clemacooling.com/osha-heat-standard) and [too hot to work law](https://www.clemacooling.com/too-hot-to-work-law).

### Every state’s rules

Trigger temperatures, indoor coverage and what applies where there is no state law: [heat safety laws by state](https://www.clemacooling.com/state-heat-rules).

## More from the data.

[**1 in 6**

heat hospitalizations involves a mail or package delivery worker.

Read the story](https://www.clemacooling.com/heat-injuries-by-industry) [**24% → 43%**

of heat hospitalizations led to an OSHA inspection, before vs since 2022.

Read the story](https://www.clemacooling.com/osha-heat-inspections-data) [**2,628**

heat hospitalizations reported since 2015: the full dataset, trend and downloads.

Read the story](https://www.clemacooling.com/workplace-heat-injury-statistics)

## Questions people ask about this data.

Which state has the most heat injuries at work?

Among states under federal OSHA, Texas reported the most heat-related severe injuries from 2021 to November 2025 (246), followed by Florida (216). Together they account for 43.8% of all reports, more than the next 13 states combined (442).

Does Texas have a heat law for workers?

Texas has no state workplace heat standard, and House Bill 2127 blocks cities from enforcing their own water-break ordinances. Federal OSHA's General Duty Clause and heat National Emphasis Program still apply.

Why isn't California in the federal data?

California runs its own state plan (Cal/OSHA), so serious injuries there are reported to Cal/OSHA rather than federal OSHA. The same goes for Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada and other state-plan states, so the federal ranking is not a national one.

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