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      • Lifting Below the Knees
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Chainsaw Safety Stats and Facts – Spanish
Chainsaw Safety Stats and Facts – Spanish
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HECHOS

La Administración de Seguridad y Salud Ocupacional (OSHA) cita la mano izquierda y la parte inferior de la pierna izquierda como los lugares más comunes para las lesiones por motosierra. Los empresarios pueden reducir el riesgo de que se produzcan estas lesiones formando a sus empleados sobre la seguridad y el manejo adecuados de las motosierras, así como sobre los equipos de protección individual (EPI) apropiados.

Las cuatro causas principales de las muertes en la poda y el desbroce son los incidentes por golpes, en los que los trabajadores son golpeados por la caída de árboles, ramas o equipos motorizados; los incidentes por atrapamiento, que a menudo implican que los trabajadores queden atrapados en las astilladoras de madera; las caídas desde elevaciones como árboles, ascensores o escaleras; y la electrocución por contacto con líneas eléctricas aéreas.

ESTADÍSTICAS DE LESIONES POR MOTOSIERRA

  • La mayoría de las lesiones provocadas por el uso de la motosierra se deben al “contragolpe”. El retroceso se produce cuando la punta de la motosierra golpea un objeto duro, como un nudo en la madera, y retrocede hacia la persona que la maneja.
  • El 36% de las lesiones por motosierra afectan a las piernas y las rodillas.
  • Según la Comisión de Seguridad de Productos del Consumidor de EE.UU., la lesión media por motosierra requiere 110 puntos de sutura.
  • Las chaparreras o los pantalones para motosierra, así como el hecho de mantener ambas manos en la motosierra, reducirían las lesiones por motosierra en un 75% o más.
  • Los costes médicos de las lesiones por motosierra ascienden al menos a 350 millones de dólares al año.
  • Partiendo de la base de que se requieren cuatro semanas de recuperación, los costes de indemnización de los trabajadores pueden estimarse en al menos 125 millones de dólares anuales.

Aproximadamente el 40% de los accidentes con motosierras se producen en las piernas y más del 35% en la mano y la muñeca izquierdas.

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