25‐Year fatal workplace suicide trends in North Carolina: 1992–2017

Martin, Chelsea L.; Richey, Morgan; Richardson, David B.; Nocera, Maryalice; Cantrell, John; McClure, Elizabeth S.; Martin, Amelia T.; Marshall, Stephen W.; Ranapurwala, Shabbar I.

doi:10.1002/ajim.23563

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“…Suicide attempts or deaths that occur at work should trigger immediate investigation by OH&S regulators in similar fashion to any other traumatic injury or critical incident; this is standard practice in many high income countries. 151 When suicide attempts or deaths occurring outside of work may be work-related, investigation by OH&S regulators should also be triggered. 152 In the latter instance, suspicion of work-relatedness would need to be determined by police, coroners or other investigators, and OH&S regulators would need to be actively notified.…”

Section: Ohands Authority Investigation and Surveillance Of Work-rela...mentioning

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Work‐related suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention

LaMontagne,

Åberg,

Blomqvist

et al. 2024

American J Industrial Med

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Previously published analyses of suicide case investigations suggest that work or working conditions contribute to 10%–13% of suicide deaths. Yet, the way in which work may increase suicide risk is an underdeveloped area of epidemiologic research. In this Commentary, we propose a definition of work‐related suicide from an occupational health and safety perspective, and review the case investigation‐based and epidemiologic evidence on work‐related causes of suicide. We identified six broad categories of potential work‐related causes of suicide, which are: (1) workplace chemical, physical, and psychosocial exposures; (2) exposure to trauma on the job; (3) access to means of suicide through work; (4) exposure to high‐stigma work environments; (5) exposure to normative environments promoting extreme orientation to work; and (6) adverse experiences arising from work‐related injury or illness. We summarise current evidence in a schema of potential work‐related causes that can also be applied in workplace risk assessment and suicide case investigations. There are numerous implications of these findings for policy and practice. Various principle‐ and evidence‐based workplace intervention strategies for suicide prevention exist, some of which have been shown to improve suicide‐prevention literacy, reduce stigma, enhance helping behaviours, and in some instances maybe even reduce suicide rates. Prevailing practice in workplace suicide prevention, however, overly emphasises individual‐ and illness‐directed interventions, with little attention directed to addressing the working conditions that may increase suicide risk. We conclude that a stronger emphasis on improving working conditions will be required for workplace suicide prevention to reach its full preventive potential.

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Section: Ohands Authority Investigation and Surveillance Of Work-rela...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Work‐related suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention

LaMontagne,

Åberg,

Blomqvist

et al. 2024

American J Industrial Med

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Suicides among construction workers in the United States, 2021

Harris,

Trueblood,

Yohannes

et al. 2024

American J Industrial Med

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BackgroundConstruction workers have the second highest suicide death rate; despite this, there is limited literature examining suicides in the industry, which is necessary to identify those at higher risk of death by suicide. The objective of this study was to examine the characteristics of those who died by suicide in construction to address this knowledge gap.MethodsData from the National Center for Health Statistics National Vital Statistics System 2021 public use Mortality Multiple Cause‐of‐Death file were used to identify deaths by suicide, while denominator data for rates come from the 2021 Current Population Survey.ResultsIn 2021, construction workers were disproportionately affected by suicide deaths. Almost a fifth (17.9%) of deaths by suicide with a reported industry code were in construction, despite construction workers accounting for only 7.4% of the workforce. Male construction workers accounted for a majority (97.8%) of suicide deaths. The highest percent of deaths by suicide were among individuals who were white, non‐Hispanic, completed high school or equivalent, and single, across construction and all industries for males and females.Discussion and ConclusionsMale and female construction workers had the highest rates of suicide across all characteristics when compared to all industries. Our findings support the need for ongoing prevention efforts within the industry. Future research is needed to understand suicide risk among certain characteristics and occupations. In addition, the work environment or other work‐related factors should be studied to understand how the unique nature of the construction industry may be associated with higher suicide rates.

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25‐Year fatal workplace suicide trends in North Carolina: 1992–2017

Cited by 2 publications

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Work‐related suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention

Work‐related suicide: Evolving understandings of etiology & intervention

Suicides among construction workers in the United States, 2021

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