The prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in Latino poultry-processing workers and other Latino manual workers

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Blocker JN ; Cartwright MS ; Chen H ; Grzywacz JG ; Marín AJ ; Mora D ; Quandt SA ; Schulz MR ; Walker FO
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in Latino poultry-processing workers. METHODS: Symptoms and nerve conduction studies were used to prospectively assess 287 Latino poultry-processing workers and 226 Latinos in other manual-labor occupations. RESULTS: The prevalence of CTS was higher in poultry-processing (8.7%) compared with nonpoultry manual workers (4.0%; P < 0.0001). The adjusted odds ratio for the prevalence of CTS in poultry workers was 2.51 (95% confidence interval, 1.80-3.50) compared with nonpoultry workers. Within the poultry workers, those who performed packing, sanitation, and chilling had a trend toward less CTS than those who performed tasks requiring more repetitive and strenuous hand movements. DISCUSSION: Latino poultry-processing workers have a high prevalence of CTS, which likely results from the repetitive and strenuous nature of the work. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Food-Processing Industry Food Handling Food Industry Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Race Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Carpal-tunnel-syndrome Employee-exposure Employee-health Food-processing Food-processing-industry Food-processing-workers Hand-injuries Hand-tools Manual-materials-handling Meat-handlers Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Nerve-damage Nerve-function Poultry Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Racial-factors Repetitive-work Work-operations Work-performance Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  198-201
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040902
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Feb; 54(2):198-201
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael S. Cartwright, MD, Department of Neurology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Main Floor Reynolds Tower, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  mcartwri@wakehealth.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20140929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193601/cdc_193601_DS1.pdf
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