Análise de Acidente de Trabalho em Obra de Reforma: Estudo de Caso sobre Queda de Altura e Irregularidades no Sistema de Gestão de Segurança

Abstract

The construction industry ranks among the sectors with the highest incidence of serious and fatal workplace accidents in Brazil, with work at height being one of the leading causes of occupational mortality in the sector. This case study analyzes an accident that occurred in 2025 during renovation work on a religious building in the municipality of Campo Grande, MS, in which two workers employed by a subcontracted company providing air-conditioning system installation services suffered falls from height while performing their duties. The incident prompted the opening of a Civil Inquiry by the Labor Public Prosecutor's Office of the 24th Region (MPT/PRT 24th Region) and the conduct of an expert on-site inspection by the Forensic Division, which included analysis of documentation submitted by the contracting entity and identification of existing violations. The research, qualitative and descriptive in nature, was grounded in documentary analysis of the records from the aforementioned inquiry, with personal data redacted in compliance with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD – Law No. 13,709/2018). The findings reveal that the absence of a Risk Management Program, Risk Assessment, Occupational Health Certificate with specific fitness clearance for work at height, Work Accident Report, and a technical scaffolding design constituted a state of partial documentary compliance that did not translate into effective protection for the workers, despite the existence of training certificates under NR-35, which governs work at height. The case underscores the joint liability of the contracting party in managing safety on subcontracted job sites and the need for effective controls that go beyond contractual formalization. Keywords: Occupational Safety; Workplace Accident; Work at Height; NR-35; Subcontracting.