Profile of work accidents notified in the years of 2014 to 2016, in the state of Tocantins, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Profile of work accidents notified in the years of 2014 to 2016, in the state of Tocantins, Brazil
Received 28th July, 2018; Received in revised form 02nd August, 2018; Accepted 29th September, 2018; Published online 30th October, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Rafael Duailibe Murici Lentine et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aimed to describe the profile of work accidents in the state of Tocantins. This is a cross-sectional study about reports of Work Accidents from the statistical yearbook of occupational accidents, from the State of Tocantins, from 2014 to 2016. Results: Of the 4,453 cases registered, 80.5% corresponded to individuals of the male gender and 19.4% were between 20 and 49 years of age. The nature of the most frequent accident was typical (60.5%) while driving (19.5%) and work sickness (1.5%). The high number of serious work-related accidents recorded indicates the need for companies to provide adequate protective equipment and work environment and workers to use such equipment.
