Workplace Violence

Reginald Spence
HRM 300
Module 5/Assignment 5-4: Health and Safety Issue Research
Prof: Vanessa Gregory



Violence in the workplace is a serious safety and health issue. It can occur at or outside the workplace and can range from threats and verbal abuse to physical assaults and homicide – one of the leading forms of job-related deaths in the United States. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), there were 639 workplace homicides in 2001 in the United States, out of a total of 8,786 fatal work injuries. A total of 2,886 work-related fatalities resulted from the events of September 11th alone. Excluding these fatalities, the overall workplace fatality count was 5,900 for 2001. Some 2 million American workers are victims of workplace violence each year. Workplace violence can strike anywhere, and no one is immune. Some workers, however, are at more risk than others. For instance: workers who exchange money with the public; deli...