The construction and extraction industries have the second-highest rate of suicide – 53.3 per 100,000 workers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Factors that have led to such a high rate of suicide in construction may include:
A role that often is isolating
Periods of unsteady employment depending on seasons
Mental health stigma
Sleep disruption
Chronic pain caused by manual labor
Travel which may separate workers from families and friends
Physical strain
Access to means of committing suicide like high places
