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Height Hazard: Fall Protection Beyond the Roof Stats and Facts – Spanish
Height Hazard: Fall Protection Beyond the Roof Stats and Facts – Spanish
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HECHOS

  1. Bordes elevados: Los trabajadores corren un grave riesgo de caída en entreplantas, plataformas, andamios, cestas elevadoras y muelles de carga, no solo en tejados.
  2. Aberturas sin protección: Los agujeros en el suelo, las claraboyas, las aberturas en las paredes y los huecos sin protección pueden provocar caídas repentinas e inesperadas a través de superficies que parecen estables.
  3. Transiciones inadecuadas en las escaleras: pasar de una escalera a una plataforma o estructura crea inestabilidad y aumenta la posibilidad de dar pasos en falso y resbalones.
  4. Superficies frágiles: las cubiertas viejas, el metal corroído o la madera debilitada pueden colapsar bajo el peso de un trabajador, provocando caídas desde altura sin previo aviso.
  5. Puntos de anclaje inadecuados: El uso de puntos de amarre improvisados o no certificados provoca fallos en el equipo, riesgos de balanceo o el colapso total del sistema de detención.
  6. Configuración incorrecta de los andamios: La falta de barandillas, los soportes irregulares o las tablas sobrecargadas crean múltiples riesgos de caída durante el montaje y el uso.

ESTADÍSTICAS

  • En 2023, las caídas causaron 421 de las 1075 muertes en la construcción en EE. UU., lo que representa el 39 % del total de fallecimientos, muchos de los cuales se produjeron fuera de los tejados, en andamios, escaleras y plataformas elevadas.
  • Entre 2020 y 2024, las caídas en la construcción canadiense provocaron más de 5400 reclamaciones solo en Columbia Británica, incluyendo 1900 lesiones graves y 35 muertes desde alturas sin protección, como andamios y plataformas de mantenimiento.
  • En 2025, la OSHA emitió 5914 infracciones por falta de protección contra caídas en la construcción en EE. UU., la norma más citada durante 15 años, a menudo por sistemas inadecuados en superficies de trabajo elevadas que no eran tejados.
  • Los trabajadores de la construcción de EE. UU. se enfrentan a caídas a un ritmo tres veces superior al de otros sectores; entre 2020 y 2023, el 46,1 % de todas las caídas mortales se produjeron en la construcción fuera de los tejados, como desde andamios o escaleras.
  • En Canadá, las caídas causaron 140 663 lesiones con pérdida de tiempo en todo el país entre 2020 y 2022 (el 16 % de todas las reclamaciones), y los sectores de la construcción y el mantenimiento registraron altas tasas de accidentes en bordes y plataformas sin protección.
  • Más de 40 000 trabajadores canadienses sufren lesiones por caídas cada año (media de 2020-2025), y el 18 % de las muertes en el lugar de trabajo se deben a caídas desde tejados en tareas de alto riesgo, como la limpieza de ventanas o el mantenimiento de equipos.

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