Baseline Exposure Assessment Results from a Prospective Study of Upper Extremity Musculoskeleetal Disorders

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• Personal Author:
  Bao S ; Howard N ; Silverstein B ; Spielholz P
• Description:
  This prospective study is following a cohort of up to 1000 workers for three years to determine the relationship between risk factors and confounders and the development of clinically diagnosed upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders (UEMSDs). Results from 535 workers at baseline in manufacturing and service industries showed that 28.8% of jobs had an average RULA grand score of 5-7 for the right side of the body, and 24.1% for the left. The average and median Strain Index scores for the right side were 19.8 (+/-42.5) and 5.1, and for the left side were 16.4 (+/-41.0) and 3.4. HAL TLV analysis showed that 65.7% of subjects were below the ACtion Limit for the right side and 15.2% for the left. These data in combination with more detailed measurements will be used in prospective analysis to quantify the relatiosnhip between risk factors and UEMSD outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Body-mechanics Human-factors-engineering Injuries Injury-prevention Muscle-physiology Muscle-stress Muscle-tension Muscles Muscular-disorders Musculoskeletal-system Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Posture Statistical-analysis Work-environment Worker-health Workplace-monitoring Workplace-studies

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• ISBN:
  0945289227
• Publisher:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027123
• Citation:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting. Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2003 Oct; :1274-1278
• Contact Point Address:
  Washington Department of Labor and Industries, Box 44330, Olympia, WA 98504
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Disease and Injury: Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremities
• Performing Organization:
  Washington State Department of Labor and Industries
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20000930
• Source Full Name:
  Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 47th Annual Meeting
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:a5fa76e3295da20e1321687c11c6c95a2e82a4329b7bd015eca5c4629469cc8d6c58ab058e32dfbb995168a76be3b3bfac4dfdd443a6902d954bf4d786c58614
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197467/cdc_197467_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 471.86 KB ]