Best Workers Compensation Lawyers in Fredericksburg

16% of the 15,256 employed residents of Fredericksburg, VA work in construction, manufacturing, transportation, or farming and mining — the industries where serious and fatal work injuries are most common — compared with 18% across Virginia, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2020–2024). Employers in Virginia reported about 67,300 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2024, a rate of 2.1 per 100 full-time workers (U.S.: 2.6), according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Workers in high-risk industries

16%VA 18%

Construction workers

8415.5% of workers

Health care workers

1,83912.1% of workers

Injury rate, VA 2024

2.1per 100 full-time workers · U.S. 2.6

Manufacturing workers

664

Transportation and warehousing workers

844

Injury rates by industry (Virginia, per 100 workers)

transportation 4.3 · health care 3.5 · construction 1.6 · manufacturing 2.5

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.