The Burden of Occupational Disease and Injury in New Zealand: Technical Report
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3.16 FATAL INJURY (cont)
INTENTIONAL FATAL INJURY – HOMICIDE
Summary Work-related homicide is death due to fatal injury deliberately caused by another person and sustained in the course of work. It has been associated with a range of occupations. Jobs that require contact with the public, working alone, exchange of money or working at night have been noted to increase the risk, as have working as a taxi driver, law enforcement officer, security guard and working at a convenience store, bar, nightclub or petrol station. The only information on work-related homicide in New Zealand comes from an analysis of data from the second major work-related fatal injury study, which covered the years 1985 to 1994. Between 3% and 4% of deaths were due to intentional injury by other persons, about half due to being shot, and the remaining deaths were evenly distributed between being stabbed and being assaulted with another weapon. All occupations identified as being at increased risk of work-related homicide occur in the New Zealand workforce.
Introduction
Work-related homicide is death due to fatal injury deliberately caused by another person and sustained in the course of work.
Exposures
Work-related homicide has been associated with a range of occupations. Jobs that require contact with the public, working alone, exchange of money or working at night have been noted to increase the risk, as have working as a taxi driver, law enforcement officer or security guard, and working at a convenience store, bar, nightclub or petrol station[466, 467, 468, 469, 470].
New Zealand Studies of risk
The only New Zealand information on work-related homicide comes from an analysis of data, as part of a consideration of the use of text narratives in comparing data from different countries. The original New Zealand information came from the second major work-related fatal injury study. Information from that study was obtained from Coroners' records and covered the years 1985 to 1994[450]. Between 3% and 4% of deaths were due to intentional injury by other persons, about half due to being shot, and the remaining deaths evenly distributed between being stabbed and being assaulted with another weapon[464].
New Zealand exposures
All occupations identified as being at increased risk of work-related homicide occur in the New Zealand workforce.
