Typical rural work accidents: a study of records from the University Hospital Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Drebes, Laila Mayara
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Outros Autores: Scherer, Cibele Bolzan, Gonçalves, Jana Rossato, Dörr, Andrea Cristina
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Monografias Ambientais
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/remoa/article/view/14190
• topic: Occupational hazards; Agricultural activities; Rural worker; Profile and Rural Extension; Riscos ocupacionais; Atividades agropecuárias; Trabalhador rural; Perfil e Extensão Rural

The rural work is considered one of the most vulnerable to accidents, having in view the quantity and diversity of occupational risks involved. Despite the importance of the issue, is limited to scientific literature dedicated to its analysis. The aim of the present study was to delineate the profile of rural workers accidented and characterize the accidents. For this reason, a survey was conducted using the documentary records of health problems of the University Hospital Santa Maria (UFSM). The sample with 38 records was composed of non-probabilistic criteria and the collected data were analyzed quantitatively using the software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The profile trace to worker injured rural is characterized by white men and adults, with a low level of schooling, autonomous, experienced workers and residents in rural. The typical rural accidents are characterized by spatial variability (different municipalities) and by temporal concentration during the period of harvest. Caused by occupational hazards biological, ergonomic and mechanics, are mainly caused by falls and affect, in particular, lower limbs and chest and upper limbs, leading to temporary inability of rural workers. The magnitude of this social problem points to the need for intervention by the Rural Extension and perform more specific searches.