What Colorado Industries Have High Workplace Accidents?
Every year in Colorado, an average of 112 workers lose their lives while on the clock. Many of these work related deaths are preventable and avoidable. Some of the most dangerous jobs in 2019 that resulted in high fatal accidents per 100,000 people include:
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (23.1 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers)
Mining (14.6 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers)
Transportation and warehousing (13.9 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers)
Construction (9.7 fatal accidents per 100,000 workers)