In the current phase of anthropoid occupation of the Amazonia, called agro-industrial-forest development, the sector of the lumber industry, one of polar regions of the economy of the state of Mato Grosso provokes great negative impact in the environment and the health. In the study were analyzed the conditions of risk of 1.389 industries and evaluated 4.381 workers of the total of 21.607 that worked during the year of 2000. The precaution of work was observed in all places, in varied degrees, demonstrating that yet, the more the industry is moved away from the headquarters of the cities, the conditions of work, salary and healthy becomes worse. The results had shown that 11% of the workers in active were mutilated to others 25% presented other sequels of industrial accidents and 28% were with column deformities of the vertebral column, amongst other injuries diagnosed. The research pointed with respected to the maximum exploration of the force of the work, irresponsible patron with the situation risks and still the insufficient organization of the workers from the lumber industries of this region, who express the structural social violence of this occupation and destruction of the Amazonia.
Risk analysis; Workers’ health; Lumber industry
