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Fewer workers died on the job in Colorado in 2022, but road deaths rose

Transportation accidents cause of nearly four in 10 workplace deaths last year

Transportation accidents remained the leading cause of workplace deaths last year, but worker fatalities, at 89, were down 7.3% in 2022 compared to 2021. Pictured here is a train derailment that killed a truck driver near Pueblo this year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Transportation accidents remained the leading cause of workplace deaths last year, but worker fatalities, at 89, were down 7.3% in 2022 compared to 2021. Pictured here is a train derailment that killed a truck driver near Pueblo this year. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | asvaldi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Colorado saw fewer work-related fatalities in 2022, bucking a trend that saw workplace deaths rise nationally, according to an update from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment on Thursday.
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