Abstract
Traditionally, work accidents in Brazil have been categorized in government documents and legal and academic texts as typical work accidents and commuting accidents. Given the increase in urban violence and the increasingly precarious work conditions in recent decades, this article addresses the conceptual inadequacy of this classification and its implications for the underestimation of work accidents in the country. An alternative classification is presented as an example and a contribution to the discussion on the improvement of statistics on work-related injuries in Brazil.
Highlights
work accidents in Brazil have been categorized in government documents
this article addresses the conceptual inadequacy of this classification
An alternative classification is presented as an example
Summary
Que em décadas anteriores concentravam a maioria das ocorrências dos agravos à saúde dos trabalhadores, passaram cada vez mais a ceder lugar para o “espaço da rua” como sede de acidentes do trabalho 31,32,33. Obviamente, o grande aumento da violência como instrumento de controle territorial e a ocupação das ruas por enorme contingente de trabalhadores precarizados tiveram seu impacto no mundo do trabalho, contribuindo, de maneira importante, para a conformação do perfil de morbimortalidade dos trabalhadores brasileiros nas últimas décadas.
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