Improved knee protective devices for mine workers.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Sleight RB ; Thal-Larsen EP
• Description:
  The finding of a study of knee pad requirements for miners are summarized. Available literature and statistics on knee injuries are reviewed along with the costs and protective characteristics of selected currently available protective knee pads. Anthropomorphic data is included for average miner populations. Performance specifications are outlined for the outer shell, inner cushion, and fastening device of the knee pad. Three prototype designs are included.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Men Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Bone-disorders Contract-099-71-0005 Health-surveys Knee-disorders Knee-protection Mine-workers NIOSH-Contract Occupational-medicine Personal-protective-equipment;
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract;
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-90
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00118731
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1972 Jan; :1-90
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1972
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d28ec1a97978c6315459c67fd3711c9c9eeb780c6172dd24741357fe55a4040e09e38f170456ef1a3f2f31b24472131bc1f95223f299749a69175869434fe2f5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179130/cdc_179130_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.72 MB ]