Caracterización de los accidentes laborales en la empresa Retail del Ecuador periodo 2016 a 2021

Abstract

Background: occupational accidents are increasing every year worldwide, therefore the International Labor Organization considers it as a health problem, which causes damage both physically and productively, so it is important to conduct more studies to implement new actions and measures. General objective: to determine the characteristics of occupational accidents in the Retail Company, period 2016 to 2021. Methodology: the study developed was descriptive cross-sectional observational, due to the isolated events we worked with the entire population universe (information provided by the company with prior authorization), ensuring the responsible handling of the information, since the study had the approval of COBIAS. With these data, the respective frequency indicators were calculated to characterize the behavior of the variables studied in the indicated period, using SPSS Statistics25 for testing to comply with the above. Results: The study determined the characteristics to the events occurred, according to the frequency that establishes that men who are in an age range of 41- 45 years is the most vulnerable group to occupational accidents caused by mobility, without causing incapacitating damage. Conclusions: With the results a baseline was established it was possible to characterize the reality of the company with the Occupational Accidents presented, same that mostly do not produce incapacitating injuries to men who suffered from the events caused by mobility in company cars.