Suicide Caused by Work Related Stress
Suicide Caused by Work Related Stress
Brandy Forsch
Kaplan University
CM 107
Suicide caused by Work Related Stress Managing stress is very important in the everyday life of employees; it can be defined in many different ways. Most of today’s employers have seen an employee in tears caused by work stresses, but crying can be just the start of it. Some workers get so distressed that they opt for suicide.
Workplace suicides in the US are on the rise. Suicides caused by stress in the workplace in 2008 were at their highest level since the government started tracking the numbers and the vast majority of suicides in the U.S. occur outside the workplace. There were 33,000 reported suicides in the US in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Tahmincioglu, 2010). After the economy hit bottom in late 2008 the numbers of suicides increased drastically. When people do get to the breaking point in the workplace, their means of suicide are often quite harsh. The most common are gunshot wounds, asphyxiations/strangulations or suffocations. According to the suicide cases tracked by the Department of Labor in 2008, 130 suicides caused by gunshot wounds, and 78 suicides caused by asphyxiations/strangulations or suffocations. Gunshot wounds increased 48 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the labor department (Tahmincioglu, 2010). According to reports middle-aged white males are the most likely to take their own live at work. Men can range from the ages 45 – 54 and men committed 95 percent of the suicides that have been reported. The Supreme Court ruled that if someone commits suicide related to stress from their job it can be considered an accident on the job. For most this would be a claim on an insurance policy or pension that would pay out cash to the survivor. Some might ask what if the suicide was committed at home. The answer would still be yes; even if it was done at home the suicide which was caused by
Brandy Forsch
Kaplan University
CM 107
Suicide caused by Work Related Stress Managing stress is very important in the everyday life of employees; it can be defined in many different ways. Most of today’s employers have seen an employee in tears caused by work stresses, but crying can be just the start of it. Some workers get so distressed that they opt for suicide.
Workplace suicides in the US are on the rise. Suicides caused by stress in the workplace in 2008 were at their highest level since the government started tracking the numbers and the vast majority of suicides in the U.S. occur outside the workplace. There were 33,000 reported suicides in the US in 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Tahmincioglu, 2010). After the economy hit bottom in late 2008 the numbers of suicides increased drastically. When people do get to the breaking point in the workplace, their means of suicide are often quite harsh. The most common are gunshot wounds, asphyxiations/strangulations or suffocations. According to the suicide cases tracked by the Department of Labor in 2008, 130 suicides caused by gunshot wounds, and 78 suicides caused by asphyxiations/strangulations or suffocations. Gunshot wounds increased 48 percent from 2007 to 2008, according to the labor department (Tahmincioglu, 2010). According to reports middle-aged white males are the most likely to take their own live at work. Men can range from the ages 45 – 54 and men committed 95 percent of the suicides that have been reported. The Supreme Court ruled that if someone commits suicide related to stress from their job it can be considered an accident on the job. For most this would be a claim on an insurance policy or pension that would pay out cash to the survivor. Some might ask what if the suicide was committed at home. The answer would still be yes; even if it was done at home the suicide which was caused by