Indicators of Workplace Violence, 2019

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Personal Author:
  Harrell, Erika ; Langton, Lynn ; Petosa, Jeremy ; Pegula, Stephen M. ; Zak, Mark J. ; Derk, Susan ; Hartley, Daniel ; Reichard, Audrey A.
• Description:
  This report provides indicators of the current problem of workplace violence in the United States. It provides measures such as the occupations with the highest rates of fatal and nonfatal workplace violence; the victim-offender relationship in incidents of workplace violence; the proportion of injuries that led to days away from work or were treated in emergency departments (EDs); and the involvement of weapons, emotional distress, and police notification of nonfatal workplace violence. This report compares indicators across different population subgroups and over time when possible. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Law Enforcement Morbidity Mortality Occupational Health Occupational Stress Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Violence Workplace Workplace Violence

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• Keywords:
  Workplace violence; Mortality rates; Morbidity rates; Fatalities; Injuries; Traumatic injuries; Emergency treatment; Emergency care; Emotional stress; Police officers; Law enforcement
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2022-124, 2022 Jul; :1-64
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHPUB2022124
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  64 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065616
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7aa98b6340a90b933c2f884a5d772d20c92169d40ded04c75ac27f7ad1cfb235b65c9a1761a044aa71f678a4a2a0d578a36c848c503f9a76e5d3e665e48524fd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/119601/cdc_119601_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.58 MB ]