The (Attorney General’s Office) filed 153 lawsuits from January to October this year to try to recover R$54.5 million for the (National Social Security Institute) in cases involving and caused by non-compliance with occupational health and safety standards.
The actions are based on a law that provides that Social Security may take legal action against those responsible in cases of neglect of standard occupational safety and hygiene standards.
The value of R$54.5 million is calculated based on the expectation of reimbursement based on the installments that have expired or will expire of benefits paid by the agency to people who have suffered accidents or their dependents. This is the case with temporary disability benefit, permanent disability retirement, accident benefit and death pension.
Among the actions filed by the AGU is one related to a work accident suffered by a 45-year-old machinist at a multinational in Curitiba (PR). The man was “pulled” by the machine he was operating and had both arms amputated.
He received an allowance from the INSS for temporary incapacity and a pension for permanent incapacity in the amount of R$4,700. Inspection pointed out that the company failed to comply with regulatory standards and indicated problems such as the lack of worker training and the inadequate use of protective equipment.
From this point on, the AGU began seeking to hold the company responsible for payments already made and those that will be made in the future, while retirement due to permanent disability is active. The expected reimbursement is around R$2.5 million.
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