diff --git a/pyth-sdk-solana/src/state.rs b/pyth-sdk-solana/src/state.rs
index 6202ba6..cb9865b 100644
--- a/pyth-sdk-solana/src/state.rs
+++ b/pyth-sdk-solana/src/state.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,23 @@
 //! Structures and functions for interacting with Solana on-chain account data.
+//!
+//! NOTE(2023-05-12): enums defined here use u32 corresponding with
+//! uint32_t that's currently used in pyth-client's oracle.h struct
+//! definitions. Enum correctness is validated with bytemuck's checked
+//! casting functions and derive(CheckedBitPattern) on the relevant
+//! enums.
 
 use borsh::{
     BorshDeserialize,
     BorshSerialize,
 };
-use bytemuck::{
+use bytemuck::checked::{
     cast_slice,
     from_bytes,
     try_cast_slice,
+    CheckedCastError,
+};
+use bytemuck::{
+    CheckedBitPattern,
     Pod,
     PodCastError,
     Zeroable,
@@ -46,10 +56,11 @@ pub const PROD_ATTR_SIZE: usize = PROD_ACCT_SIZE - PROD_HDR_SIZE;
     BorshDeserialize,
     serde::Serialize,
     serde::Deserialize,
+    CheckedBitPattern,
 )]
-#[repr(C)]
+#[repr(u32)]
 pub enum AccountType {
-    Unknown,
+    Unknown = 0,
     Mapping,
     Product,
     Price,
@@ -73,10 +84,11 @@ impl Default for AccountType {
     BorshDeserialize,
     serde::Serialize,
     serde::Deserialize,
+    CheckedBitPattern,
 )]
-#[repr(C)]
+#[repr(u32)]
 pub enum CorpAction {
-    NoCorpAct,
+    NoCorpAct = 0,
 }
 
 impl Default for CorpAction {
@@ -97,10 +109,11 @@ impl Default for CorpAction {
     BorshDeserialize,
     serde::Serialize,
     serde::Deserialize,
+    CheckedBitPattern,
 )]
-#[repr(C)]
+#[repr(u32)]
 pub enum PriceType {
-    Unknown,
+    Unknown = 0,
     Price,
 }
 
@@ -122,11 +135,12 @@ impl Default for PriceType {
     BorshDeserialize,
     serde::Serialize,
     serde::Deserialize,
+    CheckedBitPattern,
 )]
-#[repr(C)]
+#[repr(u32)]
 pub enum PriceStatus {
     /// The price feed is not currently updating for an unknown reason.
-    Unknown,
+    Unknown = 0,
     /// The price feed is updating as expected.
     Trading,
     /// The price feed is not currently updating because trading in the product has been halted.
@@ -410,14 +424,14 @@ impl PriceAccount {
     }
 }
 
-fn load<T: Pod>(data: &[u8]) -> Result<&T, PodCastError> {
+fn load<T: Pod>(data: &[u8]) -> Result<&T, CheckedCastError> {
     let size = size_of::<T>();
     if data.len() >= size {
         Ok(from_bytes(cast_slice::<u8, u8>(try_cast_slice(
             &data[0..size],
         )?)))
     } else {
-        Err(PodCastError::SizeMismatch)
+        Err(CheckedCastError::PodCastError(PodCastError::SizeMismatch))
     }
 }
 
@@ -502,6 +516,7 @@ fn get_attr_str(buf: &[u8]) -> (&str, &[u8]) {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
+    use bytemuck::checked::try_from_bytes;
     use pyth_sdk::{
         Identifier,
         Price,
@@ -737,4 +752,26 @@ mod test {
 
         assert_eq!(price_account.get_price_no_older_than(&clock, 1), None);
     }
+
+    /// Ensure that bytemuck::checked::* casting functions accept
+    /// valid bytes
+    #[test]
+    fn test_happy_recognized_price_status() {
+        let happy_status_bytes = 2u32.to_le_bytes();
+
+        let happy_status_result = try_from_bytes::<PriceStatus>(happy_status_bytes.as_slice());
+
+        assert_eq!(happy_status_result, Ok(&PriceStatus::Halted));
+    }
+
+    /// Ensure that bytemuck::checked::* casting functions reject
+    /// invalid bytes
+    #[test]
+    fn test_sad_unrecognized_price_status() {
+        let sad_status_bytes = 42_000u32.to_le_bytes();
+
+        let sad_status_result = try_from_bytes::<PriceStatus>(sad_status_bytes.as_slice());
+
+        assert!(sad_status_result.is_err());
+    }
 }