Work-related deaths down; construction deaths up

    Work-related deaths in Colorado decreased between 2014 and 2015, continuing an overall downward trend, according to data recently released by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
    The figures, available on the Bureau of Labor Statistics website, show there were 75 work-related deaths in 2015, a decrease of nine compared to 2014. There were 65 deaths reported in 2013, 82 reported in 2012 and 92 work-related deaths reported in 2011.
    However, there was a 62 percent increase in private construction industry deaths between 2014 and 2015. The increase mirrors the national trend. In 2015, there were more deaths in the private construction industry than there had been since 2008.

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