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<\/span><\/div>Construction sites and other work places can be dangerous. Or fatal.<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/div>There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, <\/span>\u00a0the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. <\/span>Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2023 – 2023 A01 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nPrivate industry surveys reported 2.8 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase from 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.<\/span><\/p>\nColorado<\/strong><\/p>\nEach year, on average, 112 work-related deaths occur in Colorado, or approximately one work-related fatality every three to four days. Every year thousands of other people are injured on the job or become ill from work-related exposures.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe individuals and families affected by occupational injury may bear substantial human and financial burdens from loss of income, independence and sometimes life. Work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities are preventable with adequate safety and health policies and procedures. Workplace safety data and reports | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment<\/a><\/div>\nIn Colorado, a total of 89 fatal workplace injuries were reported in 2022, and 83 in 2023, reports the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023<\/span><\/p>\nWyoming<\/strong><\/p>\nWorkplace safety advocates say that the state\u2019s perpetual ranking as among the deadliest in the nation for workers points to systemic disregard of safety.<\/p>\n
About three dozen people \u2014 mostly from local unions \u2014 gathered for the Workers Memorial Day ceremony on a cool and wet Monday evening in late April 2025, at the Rotunda at the Wyoming State Capitol.<\/p>\n
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Attendees sing the Christian hymn “Abide with Me” to honor Wyoming’s workers who have died on the job during Workers Memorial Day at the Wyoming State Capitol building in Cheyenne. (Ivy Secrest\/WyoFile)<\/p>\n
A\u00a0silver triangle rang out 45 times in the Capitol\u2019s rotunda. Each ring commemorated a worker who went to work in Wyoming in 2023 and didn\u2019t return home to their families because they were killed on the job.<\/p>\n
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In honoring fallen workers, advocates call for action in Wyoming – WyoFile<\/a><\/p>\nWorkplace fatalities in Wyoming rose to 45 in 2023, according to the Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Increase to 45 in 2023 – Wyoming Department of Workforce Services<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a> . The WDWS provides this analysis:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2023, 17 deaths occurred in natural resources & mining (or 37.8% of all deaths). Of those 17, nine deaths (20.0%) were reported in agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting, and eight deaths (17.8%) occurred in mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTransportation & warehousing accounted for 13 deaths (28.9%) and construction accounted for three deaths (6.7%).<\/span><\/p>\nAcross all industries, two-thirds of 2023 workplace deaths (66.7%) were the result of transportation incidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTransportation incidents include highway crashes, pedestrian vehicular incidents, aircraft incidents, and water vehicle incidents.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nIn Colorado, a total of\u00a083 fatal occupational injuries were recorded in 2023.\u00a0 There were 69 deaths in 2023 involving wage and salary workers, down from 83 in 2022. Self-employed worker fatalities increased from six in 2022 to 14 in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nFalling, or incurring fatal injuries in driving incidents is a common cause of work fatalities:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Transportation incidents were the leading cause of fatalities and up from the prior year by 6.1 percent. Transportation incidents increased from 33 in 2022 to 35 in 2023 and continue to lead all fatality events for at least the last 10 years.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n- Falls, slips and trips are the second leading cause of fatalities in 2023. They accounted for 16 deaths and are up from 15 in 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWyoming’s estimated 587,629 population is about 10% of Colorado’s 5,957,493 estimated July 2024 population\u00a0 587,629 population. <\/span>https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/CO\/PST045224<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nTherefore, Wyoming should have about 10% of Colorado’s 86 workplace fatalities (average per year, using 2022 and 2023 data), so Wyoming can be expected to have about 8 or 9 workplace deaths per year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/div>Construction sites and other work places can be dangerous. Or fatal.<\/b><\/h4>\n<\/div>There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, <\/span>\u00a0the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. <\/span>Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2023 – 2023 A01 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nPrivate industry surveys reported 2.8 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase from 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.<\/span><\/p>\nColorado<\/strong><\/p>\nEach year, on average, 112 work-related deaths occur in Colorado, or approximately one work-related fatality every three to four days. Every year thousands of other people are injured on the job or become ill from work-related exposures.<\/div>\n<\/div>\nThe individuals and families affected by occupational injury may bear substantial human and financial burdens from loss of income, independence and sometimes life. Work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities are preventable with adequate safety and health policies and procedures. Workplace safety data and reports | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment<\/a><\/div>\nIn Colorado, a total of 89 fatal workplace injuries were reported in 2022, and 83 in 2023, reports the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023<\/span><\/p>\nWyoming<\/strong><\/p>\nWorkplace safety advocates say that the state\u2019s perpetual ranking as among the deadliest in the nation for workers points to systemic disregard of safety.<\/p>\n
About three dozen people \u2014 mostly from local unions \u2014 gathered for the Workers Memorial Day ceremony on a cool and wet Monday evening in late April 2025, at the Rotunda at the Wyoming State Capitol.<\/p>\n
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Attendees sing the Christian hymn “Abide with Me” to honor Wyoming’s workers who have died on the job during Workers Memorial Day at the Wyoming State Capitol building in Cheyenne. (Ivy Secrest\/WyoFile)<\/p>\n
A\u00a0silver triangle rang out 45 times in the Capitol\u2019s rotunda. Each ring commemorated a worker who went to work in Wyoming in 2023 and didn\u2019t return home to their families because they were killed on the job.<\/p>\n
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In honoring fallen workers, advocates call for action in Wyoming – WyoFile<\/a><\/p>\nWorkplace fatalities in Wyoming rose to 45 in 2023, according to the Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Increase to 45 in 2023 – Wyoming Department of Workforce Services<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a> . The WDWS provides this analysis:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nIn 2023, 17 deaths occurred in natural resources & mining (or 37.8% of all deaths). Of those 17, nine deaths (20.0%) were reported in agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting, and eight deaths (17.8%) occurred in mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTransportation & warehousing accounted for 13 deaths (28.9%) and construction accounted for three deaths (6.7%).<\/span><\/p>\nAcross all industries, two-thirds of 2023 workplace deaths (66.7%) were the result of transportation incidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTransportation incidents include highway crashes, pedestrian vehicular incidents, aircraft incidents, and water vehicle incidents.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nIn Colorado, a total of\u00a083 fatal occupational injuries were recorded in 2023.\u00a0 There were 69 deaths in 2023 involving wage and salary workers, down from 83 in 2022. Self-employed worker fatalities increased from six in 2022 to 14 in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nFalling, or incurring fatal injuries in driving incidents is a common cause of work fatalities:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Transportation incidents were the leading cause of fatalities and up from the prior year by 6.1 percent. Transportation incidents increased from 33 in 2022 to 35 in 2023 and continue to lead all fatality events for at least the last 10 years.<\/span>
\n<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n- Falls, slips and trips are the second leading cause of fatalities in 2023. They accounted for 16 deaths and are up from 15 in 2022.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nWyoming’s estimated 587,629 population is about 10% of Colorado’s 5,957,493 estimated July 2024 population\u00a0 587,629 population. <\/span>https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/CO\/PST045224<\/span><\/a><\/p>\nTherefore, Wyoming should have about 10% of Colorado’s 86 workplace fatalities (average per year, using 2022 and 2023 data), so Wyoming can be expected to have about 8 or 9 workplace deaths per year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
There were 5,283 fatal work injuries recorded in the United States in 2023, <\/span>\u00a0the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. <\/span>Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries Summary, 2023 – 2023 A01 Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Private industry surveys reported 2.8 million non-fatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2022, a 7.5 percent increase from 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.<\/span><\/p>\n Colorado<\/strong><\/p>\n In Colorado, a total of 89 fatal workplace injuries were reported in 2022, and 83 in 2023, reports the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023<\/span><\/p>\n Wyoming<\/strong><\/p>\n Workplace safety advocates say that the state\u2019s perpetual ranking as among the deadliest in the nation for workers points to systemic disregard of safety.<\/p>\n About three dozen people \u2014 mostly from local unions \u2014 gathered for the Workers Memorial Day ceremony on a cool and wet Monday evening in late April 2025, at the Rotunda at the Wyoming State Capitol.<\/p>\n Attendees sing the Christian hymn “Abide with Me” to honor Wyoming’s workers who have died on the job during Workers Memorial Day at the Wyoming State Capitol building in Cheyenne. (Ivy Secrest\/WyoFile)<\/p>\n A\u00a0silver triangle rang out 45 times in the Capitol\u2019s rotunda. Each ring commemorated a worker who went to work in Wyoming in 2023 and didn\u2019t return home to their families because they were killed on the job.<\/p>\n In honoring fallen workers, advocates call for action in Wyoming – WyoFile<\/a><\/p>\n Workplace fatalities in Wyoming rose to 45 in 2023, according to the Department of Workforce Services. Wyoming Occupational Fatalities Increase to 45 in 2023 – Wyoming Department of Workforce Services<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a> . The WDWS provides this analysis:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In 2023, 17 deaths occurred in natural resources & mining (or 37.8% of all deaths). Of those 17, nine deaths (20.0%) were reported in agriculture, forestry, fishing, & hunting, and eight deaths (17.8%) occurred in mining, quarrying, & oil & gas extraction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Transportation & warehousing accounted for 13 deaths (28.9%) and construction accounted for three deaths (6.7%).<\/span><\/p>\n Across all industries, two-thirds of 2023 workplace deaths (66.7%) were the result of transportation incidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Transportation incidents include highway crashes, pedestrian vehicular incidents, aircraft incidents, and water vehicle incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/dws.wyo.gov\/wyoming-occupational-fatalities-increase-to-45-in-2023\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n In Colorado, a total of\u00a083 fatal occupational injuries were recorded in 2023.\u00a0 There were 69 deaths in 2023 involving wage and salary workers, down from 83 in 2022. Self-employed worker fatalities increased from six in 2022 to 14 in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Falling, or incurring fatal injuries in driving incidents is a common cause of work fatalities:<\/span><\/p>\n https:\/\/cdle.colorado.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-colorado-work-related-fatalities-decreased-in-2023#:~:text=A%20total%20of%2083%20fatal,2022%20to%2014%20in%202023<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Wyoming’s estimated 587,629 population is about 10% of Colorado’s 5,957,493 estimated July 2024 population\u00a0 587,629 population. <\/span>https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/CO\/PST045224<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Therefore, Wyoming should have about 10% of Colorado’s 86 workplace fatalities (average per year, using 2022 and 2023 data), so Wyoming can be expected to have about 8 or 9 workplace deaths per year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wyofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Workers-Memorial.18-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1\")
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