Industries and occupations at high risk for work-related homicide.
Homicide is the third leading cause of injury death in the workplace. The death certificate-based National Traumatic Occupational Fatalities surveillance system and estimates of annual employment were used to calculate average annual rates of work-related homicide for detailed industries and occupations for the nation for 1980 to 1989. Workers in the taxicab industry had the highest rate of work-related homicide (26.9 per 100,000 workers). High rates were also identified for workers providing public and private security, and in a number of retail trade and service industries. For many high-risk industries, the risk was excessive for male workers only. Differences between rates for black and nonblack workers varied across industries and occupations. Immediate efforts to protect workers, and long-term efforts to describe and study work-related homicide thoroughly and to evaluate interventions are needed.
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Injury Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505.
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D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014754:Violence