Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-89-146-2049: Bennett Industries; Peotone, Illinois

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• Personal Author:
  Habes, Daniel J. ; Hammel, Richard R. ; Milliron, Monica J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the International Chemical Workers Union an evaluation was undertaken of potential ergonomic hazards to workers involved in the production of metal and plastic containers at Bennett Industries (SIC-3070), Peotone, Illinois. Bennett Industries was involved in the manufacture of small to medium sized plastic and metal containers and employed 181 individuals. Several cases of carpal tunnel syndrome had been reported. An ergonomic evaluation of tasks in the plastics container division classified the jobs of shrink ring operator, cutter and handle attacher as high risk for the development of cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs). Jobs in the metals division were assessed as low to moderate risk. A questionnaire survey indicated that the prevalence of upper extremity pain was higher among workers in the plastics division compared to those in the metals division. Two job tasks, shrink ring operator and cutter were identified with 83% of the reported CTD cases from January 1986 through June of 1989. These two job tasks involved only 15% of the workforce. The authors conclude that an upper extremity CTD hazard existed in the plastics containers division for these two jobs. The authors recommend that these tasks be redesigned.
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Carpal-tunnel-syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cumulative-trauma-disorders Cumulative Trauma Disorder Hazard-Confirmed HETA-89-146-2049 Miscellaneous Plastic Products Industry Musculoskeletal-system-disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Plastic Containers

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA891462049
• 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:
  20 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00194754
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB91-115758
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, Ohio: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 89-146-2049, 1990 Jun ; :1-29
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1990
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3079 - Miscellaneous Plastics Products - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7aa35aebf55f3aba74cc811a3524b44ea14c9a7d8dc7ebbe83a4088dda0026b40dcb304cfdef168794cd1d1fd60c2d3818533dbd296be3be8bae4732befbd9e7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171747/cdc_171747_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 171.51 KB ]