Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms and job factors among large-herd dairy milkers

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• Personal Author:
  Douphrate DI ; Gimeno Ruiz de Porras D ; Hagevoort R ; Nonnenmann MW
• Description:
  Dairy production in the United States is moving towards large-herd milking operations, resulting in an increase in task specialization and work demands. The objective of this project was to provide preliminary evidence of the association of a number of specific job conditions that commonly characterize large-herd parlor milking operations with work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (MSS). A modified version of the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire was administered to assess MSS prevalence among 450 US large-herd parlor workers. Worker demographics and MSS prevalences were generated. Prevalence ratios were also generated to determine associations of a number of specific job conditions that commonly characterize large-herd parlor milking operations with work-related MSS. Work-related MSS are prevalent among large-herd parlor workers, since nearly 80% report 12-month prevalences of one or more symptoms, which are primarily located in the upper extremities, specifically shoulders and wrist/hand. Specific large-herd milking parlor job conditions are associated with MSS in multiple body regions, including performing the same task repeatedly, insufficient rest breaks, working when injured, static postures, adverse environmental conditions, and reaching overhead. These findings support the need for administrative and engineering solutions aimed at reducing exposure to job risk factors for work-related MSS among large-herd parlor workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Animals Dairy Products Ergonomics Farmers Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Animal-products-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Workers Dairy Dairy-products Farm Injury MSD Musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal System Disorders Public Health Safety Work-practices

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; Iowa ; New Mexico ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  224-233
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047899
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2016 Jul; 21(3):224-233
• Contact Point Address:
  David I. Douphrate, School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
• Email:
  david.i.douphrate@uth.tmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:218273c213d6142665a8771d7450beee3289ace384c68ca93490bf7dd71bc8d3e03831a474f7dbbd2eb1ce24ae5a30467daafd3dba757e7583775f130c804ae3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202842/cdc_202842_DS1.pdf
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