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OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE

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Injury Data

	person with broken arm iconAccording 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

	tombstone iconAccording 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
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