Work organization and musculoskeletal health: clinical findings from immigrant Latino poultry processing and other manual workers

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• Personal Author:
  Anderson AM ; Arcury TA ; Chen H ; Grzywacz JG ; Mora D ; Quandt SA ; Rosenbaum DA ; Schulz MR
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: To determine the potential role of differential exposure to work organization hazards in musculoskeletal disorders among immigrant Latino workers. METHOD: Self-reported work organization data were obtained from immigrant Latino workers in poultry processing and nonpoultry, manual occupations (N = 742). Clinical evaluations for epicondylitis, rotator cuff syndrome, and back pain were obtained from a subsample (n = 518). RESULTS: Several work organization hazards (eg, low job control, high psychological demands) were elevated among poultry processing workers. Job control predicted epicondylitis (odds ratio [OR] = 0.77) and rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 0.79); psychological demand predicted rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 1.30) and back pain (OR = 1.24); awkward posture and repeated movements predicted all three outcomes; and management safety commitment predicted rotator cuff syndrome (OR = 1.65) and back pain (OR = 1.81). DISCUSSION: Immigrant poultry processing workers are exposed to greater work organization hazards that may contribute to occupational health disparities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Animals Cumulative Trauma Disorders Food Industry Hazardous Substances Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Cumulative-trauma Health-hazards Health-surveys Industrial-hazards Job-analysis Management-personnel Manual-materials-handling Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Posture Poultry Poultry-industry Poultry-workers Psychological-factors Racial-factors Repetitive-work Work-organization Work-practices Worker-health

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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
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042100
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2012 Aug; 54(8):995-1001
• Contact Point Address:
  Joseph G. Grzywacz, PhD, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
• Email:
  grzywacz@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/194431/cdc_194431_DS1.pdf
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