Best Construction Accident Lawyers in Wheat Ridge

22% of the 18,350 employed residents of Wheat Ridge, CO work in construction, manufacturing, transportation, or farming and mining — the industries where serious and fatal work injuries are most common — compared with 21% across Colorado, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024). Employers in Colorado reported about 63,700 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, a rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers (U.S.: 2.6), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workers in high-risk industries

22%CO 21%

Construction workers

1,3537.4% of workers

Health care workers

2,34012.8% of workers

Injury rate, CO 2024

2.8per 100 full-time workers · U.S. 2.6

Manufacturing workers

1,657

Transportation and warehousing workers

608

Injury rates by industry (Colorado, per 100 workers)

transportation 5.1 · health care 3.8 · construction 3.5 · manufacturing 2.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates (table C24030); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses, 2024, compiled by TrustAnalytica.