Vehicle Crashes Cause Almost Half of State's Work-Related Deaths

Wyoming’s state occupational epidemiologist has identified 27 workplace fatalities in the state during 2016, down from 30 work fatalities 2015, according to a report from the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services. Since 2012, there have been 143 work-related fatalities in Wyoming. Nearly half were due to motor vehicle incidents, including six crashes of all-terrain or utility-task vehicles. From 2012-2016, the transportation and warehousing industry accounted for the largest proportion of work fatalities in Wyoming, at 25%, followed by agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, at ...