70 results for “workplace stress”
45y · Male·Hanging
A 45-year-old man with depression died by hanging after experiencing significant workplace stress. He had consulted his GP in October 2014 regarding grief over his mother's terminal illness and w…
27y · Male·Hanging
…me off. Despite being psychiatrically stable and compliant with medication, Marcus developed significant workplace stress from December 2017 onwards, characterised by burnout, fatigue, and moral distress—feeling unable …
45y · Male·thermal burns sustained in a motor vehicle fire
…m thermal burns following a deliberate single-vehicle crash into a brick wall. He had experienced recent workplace stress and significant grief from his brother's death in February 2023. His mental health deteriorated s…
52y · Male·Stab injuries to the chest
…a 52-year-old man, died by suicide via stab injuries to the chest on 11 December 2020. He had suffered a workplace injury in 2007 resulting in amputation of his right leg in 2017, chronic pain, multiple surgeries, and r…
57y · Male·Unascertained causes; presumed suicide by jumping from cliffs
…e on 24-25 May 2016 and is presumed to have jumped to his death. The coroner identified multiple proximate stressors: his father's death in March 2016, a VCAT judgment of $60,000 for a business dispute remaining unpaid, …
53y · Male·Hanging
…xwell, a 53-year-old corrections officer, died by hanging on 27 March 2018. The inquest examined whether workplace bullying contributed to his death. Maxwell had changed his statement about a colleague's misconduct (Pre…
59y · Male·inhalation of products of combustion and effects of heat
…n of combustion products when his car caught fire outside the Athol Park site on 28 August 2018. After a workplace altercation with colleague Craig Reid, Howard purchased three jerry cans containing 64.61 litres of petr…
50y · Female·Hanging
…50-year-old accountant at Ballarat Health Services, died by hanging on 29 August 2019. The coroner found workplace stress from a toxic workplace culture was the primary suicide stressor. Following a restructure in Augus…
55y · Female·exsanguination due to a gunshot wound to the upper left chest
…s. The coroner found she was appropriately treated medically. Her death followed relationship breakdown, workplace stress, financial pressure, and estrangement from her children. The coroner made no recommendations, fin…
24y · Male·blunt trauma and drowning due to intentional jumping from Tasman Bridge
…udent and graduate employee experienced his first acute psychotic episode in December 2022, triggered by workplace stress and unsubstantiated beliefs about colleague manipulation. Initial ED presentation was appropriate…
47y · Female·insulin overdose
… and given a deferred psychiatric assessment. She discharged herself early the next morning, visited her workplace and solicitor, then checked into a Melbourne hotel where she died. The coroner found she deliberately se…
53y · Male·Penetrating injuries to the right arm and chest
…ensic examination when suspicious deaths are identified. The coroner noted the initial misdiagnosis as a workplace accident delayed appropriate forensic investigation. While post-mortem examination by Dr C. was thorough…
43y · Male·complications of thermal injuries
A 43-year-old man with a history of workplace injury, financial stress, and social isolation attended a workers compensation office in Newcastle carry…
31y · Female·hanging
… with a long history of depression, anxiety, and PTSD died by hanging. She experienced multiple concurrent stressors: workplace sexual harassment and threats, endometriosis diagnosis requiring surgery, relationship break…
45y · Male·Mixed drug toxicity
…ministering intravenous propofol and alfentanil at home. He had access to anaesthetic agents through his workplace. The coroner found this was an unintended consequence of deliberate drug ingestion. Key clinical lessons…
58y · Male·Gunshot wound to the head
A 58-year-old Victoria Police Senior Sergeant died by firearm suicide at his workplace. He had a history of mild-to-moderate anxiety and depression managed with low-dose antidepressants and c…
31y · Female·neck compression in the circumstances of hanging
… nervosa, and borderline personality disorder (BPD), died by hanging in August 2015. She had experienced workplace difficulties with her manager Jade Collins, which were investigated by HR managers Trent Lethlean and Le…
Female·pentobarbitone toxicity
…self-harm. The coroner identified that both women had access to lethal pentobarbitone through veterinary workplaces despite it being a Schedule 4 substance requiring only public exclusion. Key clinical lessons: pentobar…
36y · Male·Unascertained
…r found he likely died shortly after leaving his car, possibly by suicide given his depressive state, work stress, chronic pain, and recent deep exploration of traumatic past events in therapy. No specific cause of death…
17y · Male·Hanging (self-inflicted)
…ec Meikle was a 17-year-old apprentice in New South Wales who experienced bullying and harassment at his workplace at Downer EDI from January to May 2008. The incidents included creation of a 'Sphincter Dilation Chart' …
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