Manufacturing Worker Dies by Suicide

Details

• Personal Author:
  Mosley, Beau
• Corporate Authors:
  Kentucky Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Program (KY FACE) ; University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  On Saturday, December 05, 2020, an autoclave operator (decedent) left his shift early, exited the factory, and proceeded to his vehicle which was located in the factory's parking lot. After entering the vehicle, the victim moved closer to the entry of the facility and parked. Sometime later, the victim died by a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS - Key contributing factors identified in this investigation include: Domestic dispute. RECOMMENDATIONS - Kentucky FACE investigators concluded that, to help prevent similar occurrences, employers should: 1) Consider providing suicide prevention training to all employees. 2) Implement a system for reaching out to individuals who exhibit signs of distress, including suicidal ideation. 3) Include mental health screenings during annual wellness checks. 4) Consider promoting and ensuring mental health services are readily available for employees, including those who exhibit behaviors associated with self-harm. 5) Consider providing resources for immediate and long-term suicide postvention. 6) Consider shift separation for employees who are engaged in a domestic partnership.
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Mental Health Mortality Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Suicide
• Keywords:
  Fatalities Health Services Injury Prevention Mental Health OSHA Region 4 Safety Practices Worker Health
• FACE - NIOSH and State:
  FACE ; Other
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Subseries:
  State
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHSFACE20KY075
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064767
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2022-100403
• Citation:
  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, FACE 20KY075, 2021 Jul ; :1-11
• Email:
  Kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  31-33 - Manufacturing - (NAICS) ; 327215 - Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  2005/07/01
• End Date:
  2026/06/30
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:277e2e141034a5c65202315065627d98feff2ee784fc4052ad0b1ce0ec39fe5b59e9c4a38c29ea9712eb79d879135622cece072321d08f14220dc47578e324e9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/164864/cdc_164864_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 493.51 KB ]