Hand Lacerations and Job Design Characteristics in Line-Paced Assembly

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• Personal Author:
  Bell JL ; MacDonald, Leslie A.
• Description:
  This study investigated risk factors for laceration injuries among workers employed in line-paced manufacturing assembly operations. Most lacerations (76% of 576) occurred on the hands and fingers (grouped as "hand" lacerations). On average, 37% of surveyed workers reported at least one laceration to the hand in the preceding year, resulting in an overall hand laceration rate of 83 per 100 workers per year. An inverse relationship was found between level of job routinization and hand lacerations, with progressively higher rates of hand lacerations occurring among workers assigned to less routine (more variable) work patterns. Fabricated metal parts handling and job variability may be related to increased risk of hand lacerations in line-paced work environments where personal protective equipment is the primary strategy to control exposure to sharp objects. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Assembly Line Workers Hand Injuries Hand Tools Personal Protective Equipment Power Tools Protective Equipment Traumatic Injuries
• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  45
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023569
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2003 Aug; 45(8):848-856
• Contact Point Address:
  Analysis and Field Evaluations Branch, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV 26505
• Email:
  JBELL@CDC.GOV
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  3633 - Household laundry equipment - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6c3192f81ed56d466d9302c65b57778979a8888b4f83d844ce2f73aad7de76033f404a190cc4f9ad3a5b22493847043f7c6b5ac5126dcc7858dfa40902de03ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195925/cdc_195925_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 224.00 KB ]