Every 3 Hours and 40 Minutes, Someone Dies from a Work Accident in Brazil

Written by Renato Oliveira

Published on 29/04/2019 at 12:53

Updated on 29/04/2019 at 19:55

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Sad Statistic in Brazil Alerts to Working Conditions in the Country and Results in the Launch, This Month, of the Campaign for Accident Prevention at Work (Canpat 2019) by the Government, Unions, and Workers.

A sad statistic haunts the country, every 3 hours and 40 minutes a person dies due to an accident in the workplace.
According to data from the Digital Observatory of Work Safety and Health, between 2012 and 2018, there were 17,200 fatalities due to some incident or disease related to labor activity.

This Observatory was developed and is maintained by the Labor Public Ministry in cooperation with the International Labor Organization within the framework of the Smartlab Decent Work Forum.
Yesterday (04/28) was celebrated as World and National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Workplace Accidents and Diseases, a date created especially to alert everyone about this serious problem and provoke reflection on the topic.

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By Type of Injury:

cuts and lacerations, with 734 thousand cases (21%)
fractures, with 610 thousand cases (17.5%)
contusions and crush injuries, with 547 thousand (15.7%)
sprains and strains, with 321 thousand (9.2%)
immediate injury, with 285 thousand (8.16%)

By Area:

hospital care (378 thousand)
retail trade, especially supermarkets (142 thousand)
public administration (119 thousand)
building construction (106 thousand)
freight transportation (100 thousand)
mail (90 thousand)

By Occupation:

production line feeder (192 thousand)
nursing technician (174 thousand)
cleaner (109 thousand)
construction worker (97 thousand)
truck driver (84 thousand).

By States:

São Paulo (1.3 million)
Minas Gerais (353 thousand)
Rio Grande do Sul (278 thousand)
Rio de Janeiro (271 thousand)
Paraná (269 thousand)
Santa Catarina (185 thousand).

The agency also highlights that the most affected age group by accidents is between 18 and 24 years for men and 30 to 34 years for women.
Work accidents not only harm workers but also generate a loss of 351 million workdays due to absences and the costs during this period exceeded R$ 82 billion.

According to Leonardo Mendonça, national coordinator for Environmental Defense at Work, from the Labor Public Ministry, Brazil still has much to improve in prevention systems and that many companies still prioritize production over providing cleaner and safer environments for workers.
The launch of Canpat 2019, a joint initiative of the federal government, the Labor Public Ministry, and employer entities aims to work in this direction of raising awareness among the involved parties.

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