NU Online News Service, Jan. 24, 3:30 p.m. EST
Although workplace violence is viewed as crimes committed by disgruntled coworkers and spouses, the reality is that homicides in the workplace resulting from robberies to the business are more common, but well below levels shown in the mid-1990s, according to a study by NCCI.
In its new report, "Violence in the Workplace," NCCI says that homicides account for 11 percent of workplace fatalities in private industry. Nonfatal assaults make up less than 2 percent of total nonfatal lost work-time (LWT) injuries and illnesses, but that share has been increasing.
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