{"id":515,"date":"2019-03-16T06:23:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T06:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/?p=515"},"modified":"2025-04-25T11:23:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T11:23:29","slug":"las-plataformas-petroliferas-presentan-un-riesgo-de-lesiones-superiores-a-la-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/es\/blog\/las-plataformas-petroliferas-presentan-un-riesgo-de-lesiones-superiores-a-la-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Las plataformas petrol\u00edferas presentan un riesgo de lesiones laborales superior a la media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfEs usted uno de los muchos trabajadores que se ganan la vida en los campos petrol\u00edferos Texas? Entonces sabr\u00e1 que se trata de un sector extremadamente peligroso, con una lista interminable de amenazas que pueden causar lesiones graves e incluso la muerte. Adem\u00e1s de las dif\u00edciles condiciones de trabajo, los equipos defectuosos y las acciones negligentes de otros pueden dejarle sin ingresos y con monta\u00f1as de facturas m\u00e9dicas.<\/p>\n<p>Los numerosos peligros que entra\u00f1a su trabajo van desde riesgos medioambientales y estructurales b\u00e1sicos hasta los peligros que plantea la exposici\u00f3n a sustancias qu\u00edmicas. Las autoridades de seguridad afirman que trabajar en plataformas petrol\u00edferas en tierra firme supone <a href=\"https:\/\/work.chron.com\/dangers-onshore-oil-rig-23643.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">riesgos de lesiones no mortales superiores a la media<\/a>Los riesgos m\u00e1s comunes son el fuego, la maquinaria, las ca\u00eddas, la ca\u00edda de herramientas y la fatiga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peligros de incendio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los Centros para el Control y la Prevenci\u00f3n de Enfermedades de EE.UU. afirman que un n\u00famero significativo de las lesiones registradas entre los trabajadores de los yacimientos petrol\u00edferos se deben a incendios y explosiones. Entre las causas principales figuran las siguientes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Petr\u00f3leo altamente inflamable<\/li>\n<li>Productos qu\u00edmicos peligrosos como el sulfuro de hidr\u00f3geno<\/li>\n<li>Acumulaci\u00f3n de presi\u00f3n que provoca explosiones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Su empresario debe proporcionarle el equipo de protecci\u00f3n individual necesario.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peligros de la maquinaria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los siguientes peligros de la maquinaria son habituales en las plataformas petrol\u00edferas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maquinaria de hilatura, el taladro, gr\u00faas, carretillas elevadoras y otras unidades de apoyo.<\/li>\n<li>Problemas de comunicaci\u00f3n debidos a equipos excesivamente ruidosos<\/li>\n<li>El riesgo de que una m\u00e1quina en movimiento le aplaste a usted o a alguna de sus extremidades.<\/li>\n<li>Riesgos de electrocuci\u00f3n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tienes derecho a negarte a trabajar con maquinaria que no disponga de los resguardos, barandillas y dispositivos de control de energ\u00eda necesarios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ca\u00edda de herramientas y riesgos de ca\u00edda<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los accidentes relacionados con ca\u00eddas plantean los siguientes riesgos:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Las ca\u00eddas desde niveles elevados causan la mayor\u00eda de las v\u00edctimas mortales en las plataformas petrol\u00edferas terrestres<\/li>\n<li>Los golpes con herramientas ca\u00eddas causan muchas lesiones debilitantes o mortales.<\/li>\n<li>Llevar casco es crucial<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>En las plataformas petrol\u00edferas abundan las zonas aceitosas y resbaladizas, lo que aumenta el riesgo de ca\u00eddas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Riesgos de fatiga<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los empleados de las plataformas petrol\u00edferas trabajan muchas horas. Los turnos t\u00edpicos oscilan entre ocho y doce horas y entre siete y catorce d\u00edas seguidos. En estas condiciones, es f\u00e1cil que sufra fatiga, que compromete su tiempo de reacci\u00f3n y su capacidad de concentraci\u00f3n. Cualquier nivel de fatiga aumenta las posibilidades de que cometa errores que podr\u00edan tener consecuencias devastadoras.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00bfC\u00f3mo afrontar un accidente laboral?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Si sufre un <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/es\/abogado-de-accidentes-petroleros-en-san-antonio\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">lesi\u00f3n laboral grave<\/a>Si tiene alguna duda, es posible que tenga preguntas sobre sus opciones legales para obtener una indemnizaci\u00f3n por da\u00f1os y perjuicios. Podr\u00eda obtener respuestas consultando a un abogado con experiencia en la lucha por los derechos de los trabajadores lesionados a recibir una indemnizaci\u00f3n. La indemnizaci\u00f3n de los trabajadores no es obligatoria en Texas, y una demanda civil podr\u00eda ser una opci\u00f3n viable. Un abogado puede proporcionar la orientaci\u00f3n y el apoyo necesarios a lo largo de los procedimientos judiciales subsiguientes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you one of the many workers who make a living on the Texas oil fields? Then you will likely know that it is an extremely dangerous industry, and an endless list of threats could cause severe injuries and even fatalities. 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