You’re comparing different stats. The article should have been clearer, but here’s what they’re saying: In 2010, AL parts plants had 50% higher rate of illness

You’re comparing different stats. The article should have been clearer, but here’s what they’re saying: In 2010, AL parts plants had 50% higher rate of illness and injury than the national rate. That gap has narrowed since. The incidence of traumatic injuries (a different category) in AL is still 9% higher than Michigan’s. Also: > In 2015 the chances of losing a finger or limb in an Alabama parts factory was double the amputation risk nationally for the industry, 65 percent higher than in Michigan and 33 percent above the rate in Ohio. (Emphasis mine). This article could do a much better job laying out the numbers, that’s for damn sure.