The Relationships Between Biomechanical and Postural Stresses, Musculoskeletal Injury Rates, and Perceived Body Discomfort Experienced by Industrial Workers: A Field Study

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• Personal Author:
  Alhemood A ; Genaidy A ; Karwowski W ; Kwon YG ; Stuebbe P
• Description:
  A combination of archival, subjective, and observational field data collection methods were used to investigate the relationship between biomechanical and postural stresses, and the resulting physical strain experienced by industrial workers of a packaging plant. Assessment of physical strain was based on the number and incidence rate of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)-reportable injuries that were recorded over a period of 27 months, and based on the self-reported ratings of perceived body discomfort. Both the biomechanical and postural stresses correlated with the musculoskeletal injury rate. The results illustrate the usefulness of postural and biomechanical analyses for assessing the risk of injury in industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Biomechanics Body-regions Force Industrial-factory-workers Injury-prevention Job-analysis Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Physical-stress Posture Risk-factors Work-performance Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  259-280
• Volume:
  8
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032391
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2002 Jun; 8(2):259-280
• Contact Point Address:
  Ashraf Genaidy, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0072
• Email:
  Ash.Genaidy@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:673a0017281628af090341a851b97974823adb815e42baf8b649887d575641e0ee31634e1180f117459066cbfda66ef913808fe8b3a3045fb25a54b254279814
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186390/cdc_186390_DS1.pdf
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