Estudio del riesgo mecánico y prevención de accidentes laborales en los puestos de trabajo en el área de paneles de la Empresa Novacero S.A

Abstract

The purpose of this mechanical risk study is to mitigate the causality that has been presented on the different types of accidents in the last 3 years in the company. in charge of the manufacture of industrial metal-mechanical products in the area of panels. The main objective of the study was to identify the mechanical and physical risk factors existing in the organization, in order to implement control measures to improve working and health conditions. To achieve this objective, a methodology focused on a quantitative approach of analytical type was used; that said, for the study, the cases of accidents and injuries recorded from the year 2019 to the present that were caused or occurred due to work related to the machines Press Brake 2 and Press Brake 5 of the operational area in question were taken; therefore, according to the records provided by the department responsible for monitoring such data, a total of 8 cases were obtained, which will form the sample for the present research. The results showed that the main risk factors, in addition to the distractions that may occur during the daytime work, were the poor handling of tools and machinery, which led to 25% of the injuries; this is corroborated by the incidence of the tools themselves as causal agents of the injuries found; this led to the conclusion that it is essential to implement an intervention in the form of inductions focused on the correct handling of the machines in question and of the tools and materials that come into contact with them.