An accident inside a footwear factory in Três Coroas, Rio Grande do Sul, caused the death of an employee and left another injury . Viviani Aparecida de Moraes, 54, could not resist the injuries and died on Tuesday (6). She was hospitalized at the Christ the Redeemer Hospital in Porto Alegre since April 26, when the accident happened.
According to the Três Coroas Shoemakers Union, another employee, who would also have been injured in the accident, is admitted to a hospital in Parobé and has an improvement in the health condition.
Reports of company employees made to the union point out that the workers would be doing extra time on Saturday, the day of the accident. “On the spot, they would have chemical pots (Thinner, solvents and paints) that were used to clean the shoes. Then, when handling the products, the accident happened,” says Erni Rinker, president of the Três Coroas Shoemakers Union.
Viviani had second and third degree burns in 80% of the body, according to Erni. The other employee had 50% of the body reached.
The Union called the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) to conduct a survey on site and investigate possible irregularities in working conditions.
According to Erni, the union is “always in direct contact with our directors, who work within companies so that this type of accident does not occur, but unfortunately it happened.” According to him, there was no complaint related to the company.
Karyby Footwear manifested by note. Check below:
“It was with great sadness that Karyby Footwear received the news of the death of its collaborator Viviani Aparecida de Moraes, on the morning of Tuesday (6).
Viviani had been part of the Karyby family for four years and was very dear to all of us. We deeply regret your departure and, in respect of respect and mourning, we inform you that there will be no activities in our factory this Tuesday and Wednesday.
We will continue to support Viviani’s family, as we have done since the 26th incident, in direct and full contact with his family members and collaborator Vilciele Soares Mota, also involved in that fact.
We are investigating the causes of the incident and we continue to collaborate with the competent authorities to provide the necessary clarifications. Our facilities strictly follow Occupational Safety Standards, with proper provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), periodic training, as well as the active performance of CIPA and the annual promotion of SIPAT.
Based on the results of the calculation, we will adopt the necessary measures to further strengthen the safety and care of our employees. ”
This content was originally published in Woman Die and another is injured after a footwear accident in RS on the CNN Brazil website.
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