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Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators Of Heavy Construction Equipment

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  • Personal Author:
    Kittusamy, N. Kumar
  • Corporate Authors:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Spokane Research Laboratory
  • Description:
    The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of the cab design and to determine the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among workers. A questionnaire was designed to assess demographics, work information, job history, and musculoskeletal symptoms in operators of heavy construction equipment. Information concerning equipment included design of the seat/chair, levers, pedals, bothersome vibration, quality of egress from the equipment, proper preventative maintenance and repairs, and age of the equipment. The body regions that were evaluated included the neck, middle/upper back, low-back, shoulder/upper-arm, elbow/forearm, wrist/hand, hip, knee, and ankle/foot. One hundred and eighty nine operators completed the questionnaire. The results indicate that these workers are at risk for developing musculoskeletal disorders, the need to perform a larger survey to further substantiate the outcome, and the need to quantify risk factors (i.e., whole-body vibration and static sitting postures).
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    Ergonomics in the Digital Age: Proceedings of the XVth Triennial Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, and The 7th Joint Conference of the Ergonomics Society of Korea/Japan Ergonomics Society. Seoul, Korea: Ergonomics Society of Korea, 2003 Aug; :1
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Genre:
    Conference Publications
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20024098
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    urn:sha-512:623102b814bd91eca1dbf754422d7c49579f1c4601501a9ea580827c8736b2128b91f74b18ee258f9864e94b9d83adeebbc87c78ae6a582ddf75096860056f87
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