Self-Reported Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators of Heavy Construction Equipment

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• Journal Article:
  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
• Personal Author:
  Kittusamy, Nanda K.
• 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). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Software
• Keywords:
  Musculoskeletal-system; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Construction-equipment; Construction-industry; Construction; Injuries; Risk-factors; Agricultural-industry; Agricultural-machinery
• Source:
  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
• Publisher:
  Ergonomics Society of Korea
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  3 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024098
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Traumatic Injuries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:623102b814bd91eca1dbf754422d7c49579f1c4601501a9ea580827c8736b2128b91f74b18ee258f9864e94b9d83adeebbc87c78ae6a582ddf75096860056f87
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/10026/cdc_10026_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 108.59 KB ]