Circumstances Contributing to Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Worker Death by Suicide

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• Personal Author:
  Casteel, Carri ; Davis, Jonathan A. ; Fogner, Andrew ; Soupene, Victor A.
• Description:
  Objective: To examine risk factors related to death by suicide among Installation, Maintenance, and Repair (IMR) workers compared to workers in other occupational groups. Methods: National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) data for the years 2013 to 2018 was used to identify suicide deaths. Circumstance variables were used to examine differences between IMR workers and other workers. Results: Having a physical health problem (1.13, 95% CI: 1.03-1.23) or diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (1.24, 95% CI: 1.03-1.50) were more likely to contribute to IMR worker suicide compared to other occupations. IMR workers were less likely to receive treatment for a mental health diagnosis or substance use disorder (0.88, 95% CI: 0.81-0.94). Conclusions: Additional support for physical health problems, PTSD diagnoses, and mental health care access among IMR workers may reduce suicide deaths. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Maintenance Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders Suicide Violence
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Suicide Firearms Health Care Maintenance Workers Mental Health Physical Health Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Repair Shops Substance Abuse
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7 pdf pages
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066838
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2023 May; 65(5):394-400
• Contact Point Address:
  Victor A. Soupene, 145 N Riverside Dr S469 CPHB, Iowa City, IA, 52242
• Email:
  Victor-soupene@uiowa.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:43912bcd60e02b34db0a7aa2a273c35230ffe9795c9a15492a2e448d3849867416dc10248a828cfd192381a678ee2f6cd61547ddcb9ce3aad6195caeb2d42934
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230688/cdc_230688_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 281.51 KB ]