Vehicular homicide

Courtney is a drug abuser who drinks ten cups of coffee a day, which causes her indigestion. Leo s parents drink wine with dinner and find it a very pleasant experience. Vera s pill popping led to her suicide. Michael s alcohol abuse caused a vehicular homicide. 

Vehicular Homicide Causing the death of a person as the result of negligent driving. 

As the workplace continues to become more complex and OSHA finds that higher numbers of workers are killed or injured in different ways than in the past, the emphasis may shift. Homicide is a primary cause of death for younger workers and for females. In recent years NIOSH has carefully studied homicide in the workplace and has produced a number of publications responding to the problem. Fast food merchandisers, taxi and delivery services, and nighttime retailers may be in line for future inspections as workplace homicide continues to become more of a concern for OSHA. An issue left largely untouched by OSHA has been that of highway accidents. Employers continue to lose more employees due to vehicular incidents than any other reason. 

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