Low Back Pain Among Residential Carpenters: Ergonomic Evaluation Using OWAS and 2D Compression Estimation

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• Personal Author:
  Bigelow PL ; Duvall K ; Gilkey DP ; Hautaluoma JE ; Herron RE ; Keefe TJ ; Rosecrance JS ; Sesek R
• Description:
  Occupational low back pain (LBP) remains a leading safety and health challenge. This cross-sectional investigation measured the prevalence of LBP in residential carpenters and investigated ergonomic risk factors. Ninety-four carpenters were investigated for LBP presence and associated risk factors. Ten representative job-tasks were evaluated using the Ovako Working Posture Analysis System (OWAS) and ErgoMaster 2D software to measure elements of posture, stress, and risk. Job-tasks were found to differ significantly for total lumbar compression and shear at peak loading (p < .001), ranging from 2 956 to 8 606 N and 802 to 1 974 N respectively. OWAS indicated that slight risk for injury was found in 10 job-tasks while distinct risk was found in 7 of the 10 job-tasks. Seven of the 10 job-tasks exceeded the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) action limit of 3 400 N for low back loading. The point prevalence for LBP was 14% while the annual prevalence was 38%. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Biomechanics Human-factors-engineering Injuries Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Risk-analysis Risk-factors Stress Work-analysis Work-operations Work-practices Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  305-321
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032778
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2007 Sep; 13(3):305-321
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, 104 Environmental Health Bldg., Fort Collins, CO 80525
• Email:
  dgilkey@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University, Environmental Health Department, Fort Collins, Colorado
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20050630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e7fd501215f4b7df6ab3bb8c95e6a6ade73fdfd82ebe9618b63ff37065ef33f8441892d373ac8e5c8f2b9c447f331dbb6db32260ac253f3df5979cf831988a51
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186623/cdc_186623_DS1.pdf
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