Overtime work hours kills Japanese man
A 45-year-old auto engineer working on a new Toyota Camry hybrid automobile died as a result of ‘working too many hours’. So says a report from Japan’s labor bureau, which investigated his untimely demise.
I bet that’s gonna be one sweet ride, though.
In the two months up to his death, he averaged more than 80 hours of overtime per month, the criteria for overwork, according to Mizuno.
He regularly worked nights and weekends, was frequently sent abroad and was grappling with shipping a model for the influential North American International Auto Show in Detroit when he died of ischemic heart disease in January 2006. His daughter found his body at their home the day before he was to leave for the United States.
The ruling was handed down June 30 and will allow his family to collect benefits from his work insurance, Mizuno said.
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