Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-251-1685: Point Adams Packing Company; Hammond, Oregon

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• Personal Author:
  Badger, Donald W. ; Boiano, James M.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Management of Point Adams Packing Company (PAPCO) (SIC-0912), Hammond, Oregon initiated a request for an evaluation concerning the excessive number of cases of carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and other musculoskeletal disorders suffered by filleters, trimmers, and slimers at the fish filleting facility. An ergonomic evaluation was conducted on June 6 and 7, 1983
  
  145 production workers were employed at that time. Based on observations and a review of videotapes and still photographs, the authors conclude that a combination of factors seems to be associated with the musculoskeletal injuries afflicting these workers. These included: workrate, awkward hand and wrist deviations, use of gloves that compromise grip strength, cold temperature, use of high muscular forces for prolonged periods, excessive workplace reaches and heights that stress shoulder muscles, and improper tool handle design. Recommendations are offered for workplace modification, tool redesign, and training with the ultimate goal of reducing or eliminating biomechanical hazards associated with the development of cumulative trauma disorders.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Food-Processing Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Commercial Fishing Cumulative Trauma Fish Filleting Food-processing-industry Hazard-Confirmed HETA-83-251-1685 Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Musculoskeletal Disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report OSHA Region 10 Tendonitis

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA832511685
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10
• 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:
  14 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Putz-Anderson, Vernon ; Thoburn, Theodore W. ; Apol, Arvin G. ; Jenkins, Sharon
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00163550
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB87-108312
• 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 83-251-1685, 1986 Apr ; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1986
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  0912 - Finfish - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:bede204f1d926168b7bc68c8c80e4ad5494c35a3a1dc73d0f163e7dd91191101a66043bc68358f4f2af481be6eb4c7019b680b8b95b043149240fc82a839efd9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172190/cdc_172190_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.31 MB ]