Izindawo zokusebenza e-United States zisaqhubeka nokuba namazinga aphezulu okulimala nokufa. Ngokwe-CDC, abantu abayizigidi ezingu-2.4 balashelwe emakamelweni aphuthumayo ngenxa yokulimala emsebenzini ngo-2019, unyaka wokugcina lapho kunedatha ethembekile. Lokho kusebenza ekulimaleni okungu-156 ngabasebenzi abayizi-10,000, noma u-1.6% wabasebenzi baseMelika abalimala kanzima kangangokuthi badinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokwezibalo ze-CDC, abasebenzi baseMelika abangu-1,270 bashone ezingozini zezimoto ngesikhathi besemsebenzini.
"Ababulalayo Abane" Izimbangela Zokulimala Ezokwakha
Kukho konke ukulimala emsebenzini, abantu abasebenza ezakhiweni babhekene namazinga aphezulu kakhulu. Lokho kungenxa yalokho i-OSHA ekubiza ngokuthi "Fatal Four" izimbangela zokulimala igcinwa ezindaweni zokwakha: ukuwa, ukubanjwa, ukushaywa ugesi, kanye nezingozi zokushaywa. Ngezansi kunencazelo yalokho ngakunye:
Izingozi Zokuwa
Indawo yokwakha izingozi zokuwa kube ukuphulwa okuphezulu kwezinkampani ezicashunwe yi-OSHA ngo-2020. I-OSHA izimisele ngokunciphisa lezi zinhlobo zokwephulwa komthetho ngoba ziyimbangela evamile yokulimala kwendawo yokusebenza ngisho nokufa.
Izingozi zokuwa eziningi zenzeka lapho abaqashi behluleka ukusebenzisa izivikelo ezifanele ezindaweni zokwakha. Abaqashi kudingeka ukuthi bavale futhi bafake ama- guardrails kuzo zonke izimbobo ezindaweni zokusebenza. Abaqashi badinga futhi ukuthi babe nezinsimbi zokuqapha kanye namabhodi ozwane ezizungeze amapulatifomu avulekile ezindaweni zokwakha.
Ubanjwe futhi Ubanjwe-Phakathi Kwezingozi
Izigameko zokubanjwa noma ukubanjwa phakathi kwazo zenzeka lapho isisebenzi sichotshozwa izinto ezimbili noma sibanjwe phakathi kwazo. Yize kuzwakala kuyivelakancane, izibalo zokuthi bangaki abasebenzi baseMelika abafa ngale ndlela ziyashaqisa: 72 abasebenzi abashonile ngo-2016 isamba esingu-7.3% sakho konke ukufa okubandakanya abasebenzi bezokwakha.
Izigameko ezibandakanya ukugetshengwa kwemisele nokumbiwa ziyimbangela ephezulu yokubanjwa nokubambeka phakathi kokulimala nokufa. I-OSHA ithi lokhu kube yinto ehamba phambili emizamweni yabo eminyakeni embalwa edlule, kodwa amazinga alezi zingozi ahlala ephezulu.
I-OSHA inenqwaba yemithethonqubo ezungeze ukuthungatha nokumba. Onjiniyela abangochwepheshe kumele babambe iqhaza ohlelweni lokwengamela imisebenzi emikhulu yokumba imisele kanye nokumba lapho kujule ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-20.
Izingozi Zogesi
I-electrocution ingeyesithathu yezimbangela eziphezulu “ezibulalayo ezine” zokulimala nokufa kwabantu endaweni yokwakha. INational Fire Protection Association ibike lokho U-77% wokucwiywa ngogesi kwabasebenzi benkontileka zazihlobene nezindawo zokwakha. Ngokusho kwe-CDC, abasebenzi bendawo yokwakha banjalo amathuba aphindwe kane ukubulawa ngogesi ukwedlula abasebenzi kunoma iyiphi enye imboni.
Ukulimala okuningi nokufa kwabantu ngenxa yabasebenzi nabaqashi abanomqondo ongamanga wokulondeka, njengoba abantu ngokuvamile bengakwazi ukubona izingozi zokubanjwa ugesi. Ngo-2021, i-LA Times yabika ukuthi ukufa kwendoda lapho rebar endaweni yokwakha ayesebenza kuyo waba namandla. Ngokudabukisayo, kwalimala nabanye ababili, okuqokomisa izingozi zokubanjwa ugesi ezibangelwa ukusebenza ezakhiweni eziphakeme.
Ushaywe Ngezingozi
Ezokugcina zezingozi zesizinda sokwakhiwa kwe-"Fatal Four" ngokusho kwe-OSHA ziyizingozi ezishaywe. Ngokusho kwe-OSHA, U-75% walezi zigameko zibandakanya abasebenzi abatelekile bemishini emikhulu. Ukuntuleka kokulandela izinyathelo zokuphepha kwezimoto ezindaweni zokwakha kuyimbangela ephezulu yalokhu kulimala.
Okufanele Ukwenze Uma Ulimele
I-Clearwater, FL esekelwe kumthetho wokulimala komuntu siqu, PerenichLaw.com inganikeza ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana nalezi zinhlobo zezingozi zasemsebenzini, kanye nezinsizakalo zomthetho. Uma wena noma othandekayo ethintwa okunye kwalokhu kulimala kwendawo yokwakha "I-Fatal Four", kufanele ucabangele ukubonisana nommeli ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi amalungelo akho avikelekile. Isenzo somthetho siphinde sikhuthaze izinkampani ukuthi zilandele izinqubo zokumisa lolu hlobo lwemicimbi ukuthi yenzeke esikhathini esizayo
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- In 2021, the LA Times reported the death of a man when a rebar at a construction site he was working on became energized.
- If you or a loved one has been affected by one of these “Fatal Four” construction site injuries, you should consider consulting with a lawyer to make sure your rights are protected.
- According to the CDC, construction site workers are four times more likely to be electrocuted than workers in any other industry.
