Health Hazard Evaluation Report: HETA-83-053-1554: Chef Francisco, Incorporated; Eugene, Oregon

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• Personal Author:
  Badger, Donald W. ; Boiano, James M. ; Thoburn, Theodore W.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  A health hazard evaluation at Chef Francisco, Incorporated (SIC- 2038), Eugene, Oregon, was conducted. The evaluation was requested by teamsters Local 670 due to a high incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among employees that were thought to be job related. Ergonomic assessments of selected jobs in the soup, and new and old bakery departments were performed. The OSHA log of injuries and illnesses and company medical records were reviewed. Several jobs were identified that imposed stressful ergonomic demands such as unaided heavy lifting and transporting of loads, repetitive lifting that involved twisting of the trunk, excessive lifting and reach distances, and fatiguing postures and motions of the trunk and upper limbs. A total of 146 injuries were reported during the period January 1982 to May 1983. Of these, 24 were related to pulled muscles, bursitis, tendinitis, or arm numbness, 21 to hand and wrist problems, 21 to smashed appendages, and 20 to back strains. The authors conclude that manual material handling jobs were potentially hazardous to workers at the facility. Recommendations include providing safety and accident training for new employees and moving or redesigning equipment to reduce stress during heavy lifting or transporting of loads.
• Subjects:
  Ergonomics Food-Processing Industry Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Safety
• Keywords:
  Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Food-processing-industry Frozen Specialties Hazards-Confirmed HETA-83-053-1554 Industrial-processes Lifting Tasks Manual Material Handling Musculoskeletal Disorders NIOSH-Author NIOSH-Health-Hazard-Evaluation NIOSH-Technical-Assistance-Report Occupational-accidents OSHA Region 10 Physical-stress Work-practices

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• Series:
  Health Hazard Evaluation Reports (HHE)
• Subseries:
  Health Evaluation and Technical Assistance (HETA)
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHHETA830531554
• 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:
  17 pdf pages
• Contributor:
  Putz-Anderson, Vernon ; Apol, Arvin G.
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00150620
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB86-108362
• 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 83-053-1554, 1985 Jan ; :1-16
• Editor(s):
  Kidd, Connie L.
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  2038 - Frozen specialties, not elsewhere classified - (SIC)
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:901cdd43738ae15cb632c2dc806c6ad54a94ce56565dd0146a9fcc517122b3366524b7d16f5d638d049a5fc8af831f98f07b3ec867f2bb8faf24736498b27ed2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/172652/cdc_172652_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.29 MB ]