OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE
Fast Facts
Injury Data
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15,980 workers in the private industry experienced trauma from nonfatal workplace violence in 2014. These incidents required days away from work.1
Of those victims who experienced trauma from workplace violence:
- 67% were female
- 69% worked in the healthcare and social assistance industry
- 23% required 31 or more days away from work to recover, and 20% involved 3 to 5 days away from work
Fatality Data
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 409 workers in private industry and government were workplace homicide victims in 2014.2
Of those victims who died from workplace violence:
- 83% were male
- 49% were white
- 32% were working in a retail establishment
2Bureau of Labor Statistics (2014). TABLE A-2. Fatal occupational injuries resulting from transportation incidents and homicides, all United States, 2014.
- Page last reviewed: April 10, 2017
- Page last updated: December 13, 2016
- Content source:
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Division of Safety Research