Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-84-240-1902: Western Publishing Co.; Racine, Wisconsin

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• Personal Author:
  Crandall, Michael S. ; Fidler, Anne T. ; Habes, Daniel J. ; Seligman, Paul J.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  In response to a request from the management of the Western Publishing Company Inc. (SIC-2732), Racine, Wisconsin, a study was made of cases of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) among workers. The company printed, bound, and packaged books, along with other printed materials including pamphlets, coupons, and playing cards. Ergonomic stress levels were compared for 11 workers diagnosed with probable CTS and 22 persons without musculoskeletal symptoms
  
  CTS cases had higher stress scores for all four body areas assessed. A review of the work-related injuries and illnesses at the facility identified a group of 25 cases with disorders associated with repeated trauma during the period from 1979 through 1984. The highest number of these injuries occurred in the cylinder press department
  
  work in that area was repetitive, excessive force was required, postures were awkward, and vibrating tools were used. The rate of disorders associated with repeated trauma was seven times higher at this facility than at similar firms. The authors conclude that there was an association between work related stresses and the development of cumulative trauma disorders at this facility. The authors recommend that action be taken to control ergonomic factors that may contribute to the rate of cumulative trauma disorders.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Printing Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Book Printing Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Cumulative-trauma-disorders Hazard-Confirmed HETA-84-240-1902 Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Injury NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 5 Printing-industry Repetitive-work Vibration-exposure

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA842401902
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Wisconsin ; 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
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00182300
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-120562
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, HETA 84-240-1902, 1988 Jun ; :1-36
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1988
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2732 - Book printing - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:484edc6f444bf4a205f3c3a474cecf2a9d68958aad6cf12cccf71ef9d22b52c19c0ca8d4ce3c76484a7851c15c08ddce0e51661006410475e86cc7791b883611
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/171888/cdc_171888_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 7.11 MB ]