Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA 96-0062-2588: Weyerhaeuser Paper Company, Belleville, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Grant, Katharyn A. ; Habes, Daniel J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a joint request from the management of Weyerhaeuser Paper Company and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers Union, an evaluation was begun of potential hazards at the company's location in Belleville, Illinois (SIC-2653). Concern was expressed over cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs) arising among workers involved in the production of cardboard packaging for various consumer products. In the 3-year work period from 1993 through 1995, 13 musculoskeletal disorders affecting the back, neck, and upper extremity were recorded in the OSHA 200 logs. Of the 13, 12 were workers in the Finishing Department and one was a worker employed in the corrugating area. Three disorders resulted in a mean of 26 lost workdays, and six resulted in a mean of 44 restricted workload days. Repeated trauma was the cause of six injuries, including three cases of carpal tunnel syndrome. Employees in some jobs performed activities that may increase the risk of back and upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders, including low bends and long reaches, forceful lifts and pushes involving stacks of boxes, and repetitive motions to fed machines and fold boxes. Recommendations were made in the following areas, engineering controls, administrative, and training.
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Corrugated And Solid Fiber Boxes Cumulative-trauma-disorders Equipment-operators Hazard-Confirmed HETA-96-0062-2588 Muscle-function Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Repetitive-work

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA9600622588
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; 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:
  15 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Lovell, Patricia
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00235005
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB97-147227
• 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 96-0062-2588, 1996 Jul ; :1-12
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1996
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2653 - Corrugated and solid fiber boxes - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6e66f206b8bed25dab53fcd57d1d2902d1549ce2bfcc12d1aec8a5d87efb9d958942cc15ec9d1cf3ad78838ee6c4411a71aa40e7da1d129b58db900194935a5b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171166/cdc_171166_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 232.06 KB ]