Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 98–0085–2715: Aurora Casket Company, Aurora, Indiana

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• Personal Author:
  Habes, Daniel J. ; Wigmore, Dorothy
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  On January 14, 1998, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request from the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, on behalf of local M-300 of the Aurora Casket Co. in Aurora, Indiana. The union asked NIOSH to evaluate concerns that repetitive motion injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders may increase with the introduction of a new production method in the sewing and interior parts casket manufacturing departments. NIOSH representatives conducted an evaluation April 20-23, 1998. This included videotaping of the job tasks in the sewing/interior departments, review of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 200), and distribution of a medical and musculoskeletal disorders symptom questionnaire to the workers.
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Back-pain Back Pain Casket Linings Health-hazard-evaluation HETA Lifting Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders Postural Fatigue Posture Prolonged Standing Psychological-stress Psychological Stress Repetitive-work Repetitive Motion Sewing Standing Stapling TSS Work Modules

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9800852715
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  38 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Blythe, Ellen E. ; Driscoll, Richard J.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000542
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB99-167769
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 98-0085-2715, 1998 Oct ; :1-37
• Editor(s):
  Arthur, Penny
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1999
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3995 - Burial caskets - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aef64cd0c7449926cf79726531f3ae8c4ddf32e87da9d8b59c614ac83f5d440dbd7107f33a4bb0f231541b4a9c676b336d50935ea3e398ece64b28cc17a97620
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171000/cdc_171000_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 508.08 KB ]