Workplace homicides are highest for men, older and self-employed workers and minorities, the study found.
Women are most likely to be killed by estranged partners.
Detailed information, including narratives describing details of each case, came from the N.C. medical examiner s office. A report on the findings appears in the June issue of the American Journal of Industrial Medicine. Authors are Drs. Kathryn E. Moracco, research assistant professor of health behavior and health education, and Carol W. Runyan, professor of health behavior and health education and director of the injury research center. Others are Drs.