"(worker) allegedly tried to kill his boss two hours after he was fired...."

Workplace violence incidents have been growing around the globe. The following incident is what scares every supervisor, human resources manager, and plant manager. Thankfully no one was physically hurt. Please read.

Local police in a Florida town arrested a man for allegedly trying to kill his boss two hours after he was fired.

The manager told police that (the accused), chased him from the aluminium company and started firing into his car.

A different manager told the local tv station that the fired worker had only worked there Thursday and was fired Sunday morning for throwing supplies and tools on the ground.

The worker was fired, then waited for his direct supervisor outside for two hours, the manager said. 

Investigators said the fire worker then chased the manager and his girlfriend for a mile and a half. 

The girlfriend told police she heard about five shots. The arrest report states bullet holes were found in the rear bumper, trunk door, and right rear tire of the manager’s car. The manager and his girlfriend were not hurt. The fired worker was later arrested at his home.

According to local County court records, the fired worker had several drug and theft charges since 2014. He is being held on $46,000 bond.

Though this incident occurred in the USA. Workplace violence knows no bounds. The Aluminium Plant Safety Blog has posted incidents across the globe. Thankfully the two victims in this incident were not physically hurt. We hope that the aluminium company offers counseling to both victims. Why? Because mental injuries (for a lack of better term) can last a longtime. In addition we hope that the aluminium company pays for any damages the victim's car suffered. Is the company financially or legally responsible for the damage? Probably not. But the long term effects of paying to fix their employee's car will be great. The worker's will know that the company cares about them. 

So the question that the reader needs to ask "Has your company trained supervisory personnel on how to fire/terminate a worker?" If you don't know, then you should ask. 

The Aluminium Times magazine had an article about this topic recently. It can be downloaded here.

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