Analysis of cumulative trauma disorders and work methods.

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• Personal Author:
  Armstrong TJ ; Foulke JA ; Goldstein SA ; Joseph BS
• Description:
  The incidence of cumulative trauma disorders of the upper extremity among workers in a poultry processing facility (SIC-5144) and a furniture panel manufacturing factory (SIC-2511) were investigated. Accident and personnel records were reviewed to determine the number and type of repetitive trauma complaints, such as strain and tendonitis, for each job class. Incidence rates were calculated. Jobs with high incidence rates were selected for work methods analyses to identify stressful postures. Five job types with incidence rates of 17.4 to 129.6 cases per 200000 work hours in the poultry facility and two jobs having incidence rates of 10.9 and 15.0 cases per 200000 work hours in the panel factory were studied with films and surface electromyography. Stressful motions and postures were identified from the films. Conclusions and recommendations include modifying tool handles so the tool can be held without deviating the wrist, and relocating work surfaces so they can be reached without twisting the wrist. It is further recommended that these suggestions either be tested in laboratories or by on site pilot studies before they are implemented on a large scale.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Chemistry Occupational Health Safety Toxicology
• Keywords:
  Biokinetics Biophysics Industrial-medicine Long-term-exposure Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-accidents Physical-stress Poultry-industry Safety-practices Safety-research
• Document Type:
  Text
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DBBS - Division of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-149
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00133174
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1981 Jul; :1-149
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1981
• NORA Priority Area:
  Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities ; Disease and Injury ; Musculoskeletal System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  5144; 2511
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:184305f516e87a4e71d1b951e638beb45955286032acc4e4d1404e6277803500a8bcbd7f408fb17d54c7afb655274b3b392f54ce1de7a3b6f488ddb1cf966a4c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179564/cdc_179564_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.33 MB ]