Spatial distribution of work accidents in agribusiness segments in the regions of Mato Grosso.
Work accidents; Macro-regions of Mato Grosso; Economic activity
Mato Grosso is one of the Brazilian states with the highest growth in agribusiness, accompanied by deforestation and an increase in the occurrence of work accidents. Research on this topic should consider the diversification of production processes, but, despite the growing number of works on the subject, there is still a lack of studies that specifically assess the agribusiness sector. Therefore, the objective was to analyze and compare the distribution of work accidents in this segment, reported in the regions of Mato Grosso, from 2016 to 2020. A descriptive and quantitative study was developed, based on the Communications of Work Accidents (CAT), registered with the National Institute of Social Security (INSS). There were reported 11,018 CAT, 4,343 accidents with a treatment duration of more than 15 days and 121 fatal accidents in agricultural support activities in the State. The incidence rate was 45.77 accidents per thousand workers. In the period studied, there were no significant changes in the numbers in the analyzed segments. The Southeast macro-region stood out with 2,613 (23.72%) notifications, 902 accidents lasting more than 15 days of treatment and 24 (19.83%) deaths. Work-related accidents stood out in the sectors of operation of machinery for processing agricultural products, steering wheel worker in agriculture, mechanical maintenance of agricultural machinery and livestock worker (cattle).