OCCUPATIONAL VIOLENCE

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

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