Acidente de trabalho e as repercussões econômicas para o empregado, empregador e Estado

Abstract

It is known that work accidents affect several aspects of a worker’s life, causing physical, psychological and economic damage, however, this work is dedicated to analyzing the economic repercussions that such incidents cause, the main parties involved: employee, employer and the State as a society. We seek to reunite information to generate a concise tool with conceptual and historical notions, statistics and measurements of the costs that such incidents cause to the affected worker, to the family support, as well as providing a vision of the business side, consequences such as decreased productivity due to lost workdays that affect local and, on a larger scale, national economy, and, finally, state costs with expenses pensions, rehabilitation of injured people and medical expenses. In 2020, the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, there was a significant increase in accidents, around 40% of serious incidents reported to the ministry of health, as well as exponential growth the use of sickness benefit for causes such as depression, anxiety, stress and other disorders, growing along with the need for studies related to the subject. Such situations can be avoidable and their occurrence denotes negligence and social injustice. Being Thus, part of the commitment of this research is the awareness of the preventability of the aforementioned events, highlighting the importance of keeping companies and employees well instructed and with the respective PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), encouraging investments aimed at health and safety at work