{"id":881,"date":"2020-10-09T08:01:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T08:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/?p=881"},"modified":"2025-04-25T10:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T10:50:31","slug":"la-exposicion-al-silice-puede-causar-silicosis-entre-5-y-10-anos-despues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/es\/blog\/la-exposicion-al-silice-puede-causar-silicosis-entre-5-y-10-anos-despues\/","title":{"rendered":"La exposici\u00f3n a la s\u00edlice puede causar silicosis entre 5 y 10 a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los peligros que plantea la s\u00edlice cristalina respirable amenazan la salud a largo plazo de los trabajadores de Texas. Las actividades laborales que exponen a los trabajadores al polvo de s\u00edlice incluyen serrar, cortar, triturar, perforar y moler hormig\u00f3n, piedra, ladrillos, roca y mortero. Aunque las empresas deben proteger a los trabajadores contra los riesgos que puedan causar lesiones o enfermedades profesionales, muchos trabajadores desarrollan silicosis muchos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, a menudo cuando ya no trabajan en el lugar donde se produjo el da\u00f1o. Cuando eso ocurre, reclamar prestaciones de compensaci\u00f3n a los trabajadores puede resultar problem\u00e1tico.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/safestart.com\/news\/understanding-the-effects-of-silica-in-the-workplace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Silicosis<\/a> es una enfermedad pulmonar permanente y no reversible. Sin embargo, la s\u00edlice cristalina respirable tambi\u00e9n puede causar c\u00e1ncer de pulm\u00f3n, enfermedad renal y enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva cr\u00f3nica. Los s\u00edntomas incluyen tos intensa, dificultad respiratoria, fiebre, debilidad, sudores nocturnos y p\u00e9rdida de peso. A veces, los trabajadores confunden los signos y creen que tienen gripe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tipos de silicosis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los trabajadores inhalan polvo de s\u00edlice, que se acumula en los pulmones y provoca uno de los siguientes tipos de silicosis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Silicosis aguda:<\/strong> La exposici\u00f3n al polvo de s\u00edlice en concentraciones extremadamente elevadas puede provocar silicosis en un plazo de entre unas semanas y dos a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silicosis acelerada:<\/strong> Las concentraciones elevadas de polvo de s\u00edlice pueden provocar silicosis al cabo de cinco a diez a\u00f1os.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Silicosis cr\u00f3nica:<\/strong> Una exposici\u00f3n relativamente baja a la silicosis durante un periodo prolongado podr\u00eda permanecer oculta y no hacerse evidente hasta 10 o m\u00e1s a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>La silicosis no tiene cura.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indemnizaci\u00f3n de los trabajadores<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Las consecuencias de la exposici\u00f3n al s\u00edlice pueden poner en peligro la vida, y las v\u00edctimas suelen ser incapaces de seguir trabajando tras desarrollar cualquiera de las consecuencias para la salud mencionadas. Aunque <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mblaw.org\/es\/san-antonio-abogado-de-accidentes-de-trabajo\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">indemnizaci\u00f3n por accidente laboral<\/a> Si su seguro cubre estas enfermedades, la tramitaci\u00f3n de las reclamaciones puede resultar problem\u00e1tica. Demostrar que sus dolencias est\u00e1n relacionadas con el trabajo, o que un empleador anterior no les protegi\u00f3, puede ser mejor dejarlo en manos de un asesor legal. Un abogado experto en indemnizaci\u00f3n por accidente laboral en Texas puede luchar por obtener las m\u00e1ximas prestaciones aplicables para cubrir los gastos m\u00e9dicos y los salarios perdidos.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The hazards posed by respirable crystalline silica threaten the long-term health of Texas workers. Workplace activities that expose workers to silica dust include sawing, cutting, crushing, drilling, and grinding concrete, stone, bricks, rock and mortar. 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