NCJ Number
109014
Journal
American Journal of Public Health Volume: 77 Issue: 10 Dated: (October 1987) Pages: 1290-1293
Date Published
1987
Length
4 pages
Annotation
This article discusses a review of Texas death certificates for 1975 to 1984, which identified 779 civilian males whose deaths were homicides that occurred in the workplace.
Abstract
Data from the review revealed that injuries from firearms caused 81 percent of the deaths. The overall rate of workplace homicide was 2.1 per 100,000 male workers per year. Males employed in taxicab service had the highest rate of workplace homicide of 78.2 per 100,000 male workers per year. Males employed in certain retail trade industries, law enforcement, and the private-security industry also had high rates of workplace homicide. Male workers age 65 and older were at especially high risk, with a workplace-homicide rate 3.5 times that of younger workers. A review of medical examiners' records in five urban counties indicated that 32 percent of victims who had worked in eating-and-drinking places and 5 percent of other workers had blood or cerebrospinal-fluid alcohol levels of 0.10 g/dl or more. These results provide a base for designing effective strategies to prevent workplace homicides. Tabular data and 14 references. (Author abstract modified).