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In modern society, it much appears for workers to a mental disability because of stress and overwork. It is the key problem whether suicide caused by work stress and overwork of workers is accepted to the 'industrial accident' or not. Industrial injuries compensation system in korea, only suicide in the statue of the mental disability is accepted by authorities agency to the industrial injury. And suicide caused by the overwork will be accepted to the 'industrial injury' only if it would have caused by his or her employment. It is not important whether he or she is situated on a mental disability. It is more important to prevent workers from suicide than post remedy. Therefore, the employer should notice a mental and physical health of the workers to prevent the suicide caused by employment.