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Agriculture & Landscaping: Machinery, Terrain and Weather Risks Fatality File – Spanish
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Un Trabajador Muere por un Golpe de Calor Mientras Manejaba Maquinaria para Cortar el Césped

Aproximadamente a las 6:30 a. m. del 26 de mayo de 2010, el empleado #1 de Acres Enterprises, Inc. fue asignado a un equipo que se envió a cortar el césped en un complejo residencial en Joliet, Illinois. No se impartió ninguna formación al empleado #1 antes de enviarlo al campo porque, según el empleador, el empleado # 1, un nuevo empleado, afirmaba tener 9 años de experiencia en jardinería. Los capataces a cargo del equipo intentaron formar al empleado #1 en el uso de la cortadora de césped, pero el empleado # 1 rechazó la capacitación alegando que tenía mucha experiencia, por lo que los capataces no le impartieron ninguna formación antes de que comenzara a trabajar. Según los capataces y otro empleado, el empleado #1 bebió un galón de agua y dos botellas de 8 onzas de Gatorade durante las operaciones de corte del césped por la mañana, antes del almuerzo. El empleado #1 estaba manejando una cortadora de césped autopropulsada Toro Proline 48 bajo el sol, a temperaturas superiores a los 90 °F (32 °C). El empleado #1 tomó un descanso de 10 minutos y otro de 20 minutos antes del almuerzo, según las declaraciones de sus compañeros de trabajo. Según sus compañeros de trabajo, el empleado # 1 bebió más agua durante su media hora de almuerzo, pero se negó a comer debido a un dolor de estómago. El empleado #1 había estado trabajando bajo el calor y bebió aproximadamente medio galón de agua después del almuerzo, cuando se observó que actuaba de forma irracional alrededor de las 2:30 p. m. Según sus compañeros de trabajo, lo llevaron a la sombra de un árbol cuando se desmayó mientras estaba sentado. Unos cinco minutos más tarde, fue trasladado en ambulancia al hospital Provena Saint Joseph y ingresado con una temperatura corporal de 42 °C. Dos días después, el empleado #1 fue declarado muerto en el hospital. La autopsia y los análisis de laboratorio posteriores confirmaron que la causa de la muerte fue un fallo multiorgánico debido a un golpe de calor. Acres Group contaba con un programa de formación sobre el estrés térmico, pero carecía de un régimen de trabajo de aclimatación para sus empleados.

Fuente: Osha.gov

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