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The Construction Reality

More construction workers die by suicide each day then all other workplace-related fatalities combined! Construction is the #2 industry in number of suicides and the highest rate of suicides: 

  • 45.3 per 100,000 workers 
  • Estimated > 5,500 suicides each year
  • 15 suicides per day. 
  • That’s 4 times greater than the national average. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil/Gas Extraction are #1 in suicide rate.

Why?

 Contributing Factors Include: 

  • Stoic, “old school,” and “tough guy” culture
  • Fearlessness and “thrill-seeking”
  • Promotion of supervision without leadership training
  • Family separation and isolation with travel
  • Sleep disruption/deprivation due to shift work
  • Seasonal layoffs and end-of-project furloughs
  • Tolerant culture of alcohol and substance use
  • Chronic pain
  • Industry with highest use of prescription opioids
  • Performance pressure (schedule, budget, and quality)
  • Access to lethal means

You are Not Alone!

If you or someone you know is in crisis please call 911.

                                                       

Associated General Contractors of Northwest Ohio

1845 Collingwood Boulevard, Toledo, Ohio 43604, United States

(419) 241-3601 ext. 2

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