Análisis de las causas de siniestralidad de la empresa Cesmadi Motors entre los años 2022 y 2023

Abstract

During the year 2023, the Cesmadi Motors company, located in Villavicencio, Meta, experienced an alarming increase in work accidents, with four incidents reported, in contrast to two in 2022 and none in 2021. This unusual increase, considering the size and economic activity of the company, raises significant concern regarding the job security of its 23 employees. This study seeks to understand the causes behind these accidents, as well as the consequences at an economic and human and operational resource level, to propose effective measures that prevent their recurrence, minimizing the probability of risks materializing and reducing possible economic losses. From the analysis of the unique reporting formats for work accidents, the structuring of causality trees, the analysis of direct or indirect costs and the prevention and control measures implemented, it is possible to conclude that work accidents that occurred in The analyzed period presents a wide variety of immediate causes that derive from different types of basic causes, from psychosocial factors present in the worker at the time of the accident, to lack of investment of economic resources and incentives by the management and administrative area. to promote employee participation in Occupational Health and Safety training. The costs derived from the six work accidents reach values ​​of approximately COP $26,000,000, of which the direct costs slightly exceed the indirect costs. It is for this reason that it is necessary to implement corrective and preventive measures that intervene in critical areas and processes, to reduce the probability of risk materialization and minimize loss.