Ergonomic Evaluation of California Winegrape Trellis Systems

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• Personal Author:
  Fathallah FA ; Kato AE
• Description:
  The wine grape industry suffers from high incidence rates of work related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). Pruning of dormant vines requires long periods of highly repetitive and physically demanding work that increases risk for MSDs. The purpose of this study is to quantify risk factors associated with the development of musculoskeletal injuries to the wrist and lower back while pruning five commonly used wine grape trellis systems. Eleven subjects (10 male, 1 female) participated in this study. Subjects performed a simulated pruning task as wrist and trunk postures and psychophysical data were gathered. The results showed significant differences among the trellis systems. Compared to the other systems, the vertical shoot positioned (VSP) was determined to be most optimal in terms of decreasing relative MSD risk. These results will assist vineyards in selecting suitable trellis systems that may improve worker health. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Cumulative Trauma Disorders Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-processes Agricultural-workers Cumulative-trauma Cumulative-trauma-disorders Humans Muscle-function Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Repetitive-work Work-operations Worker-health

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• ISBN:
  9780945289203
• ISSN:
  1071-1813
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Maryland ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023286
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, September 29 - October 4, 2002, Baltimore, Maryland, Bringing Fundamentals & New Opportunities. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2002 Sep; 46(13):1162-1166
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Low Back Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, Davis, California
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000601
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 46th Annual Meeting, September 29 - October 4, 2002, Baltimore, Maryland, Bringing Fundamentals & New Opportunities
• End Date:
  20040531
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:412ec0c3f05f022cc53b50f506a64200c84cccca512b526a8c7133a00668241c7696b5167a785b215534b786cf9f61b84c21182d5dab5ab4a80dae2ba107757c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195807/cdc_195807_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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