Effect of Pneumatic Power Tool Use on Nerve Conduction Velocity Across the Wrist

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• Personal Author:
  Anton D ; Cook T ; Merlino L ; Rosecrance J
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to determine if the use of pneumatic power tools altered electrophysiologic properties of the median and ulnar nerves at the wrist during the work shift. Sensory nerve conduction velocities were measured in hands of workers before work and then at 2-hour intervals during the workday. Ten workers exposed to pneumatic power tool use and 10 workers not exposed to intensive hand activity were evaluated. The conduction velocities slowed significantly across the wrist in the median and ulnar nerves among workers using pneumatic tools but not among control workers. This investigation demonstrated that short-term exposure to highly intensive hand tasks causes significant slowing in nerve conduction velocity across the wrist. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Occupational Health Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Exposure-methods Hand-protection Hand-tools Nerve-damage Nerve-fibers Nerve-function Nerve-tissue Power-tools Risk-analysis Risk-factors Work-analysis Work-environment Work-practices Worker-health Workers Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies Workshops

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• ISSN:
  1090-8471
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Iowa ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  339-352
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035630
• Citation:
  Hum Factors Ergon Manuf 2005 Sep; 15(4):339-352
• Contact Point Address:
  D. Anton, Occupational and Environmental Health, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
• Email:
  john.rosecrance@colostate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040801
• Source Full Name:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing
• End Date:
  20090630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:3046caec31f42650ceb8bae837af7418068e6f3744b2659236fa8c3a855125234f778823e9ff22b52a8bf00c3383a1054c5576dac57d701b8d7ef9e4a2638843
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187427/cdc_187427_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 216.51 KB ]