Non-robbery-related occupational homicides in the retail industry, 2003-2008.
Am J Ind Med
; 57(2): 245-53, 2014 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study was to examine non-robbery-related occupational homicides in the retail industry from 2003 to 2008.METHODS:
Data were abstracted from the Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. Motive (robbery- or non-robbery-related) and workplace violence (WPV) typology (Type I-IV) were assigned using narrative text fields. Non-robbery-related homicide rates were calculated and compared among WPV types, demographic characteristics, and occupation.RESULTS:
Twenty-eight percent of homicides that occurred in the retail industry were non-robbery-related. The leading event associated with non-robbery-related homicides was Type II (perpetrated by customers) (34%), followed by Type IV (perpetrated by personal relationship) (31%). The majority of homicides were due to arguments (50%). Security guards and workers in drinking establishments had the highest homicide rates per 100,000 workers (14.3 and 6.0, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
Non-robbery-related homicides comprised a meaningful proportion of workplace homicides in the retail industry. Research is needed to develop strategies to prevent non-robbery-related homicides specifically.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Comércio
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Dissidências e Disputas
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Violência no Trabalho
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Homicídio
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Ind Med
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article