Hand and Foot Responses That Improve Ladder Fall Recovery

Details

• Personal Author:
  Beschorner KE ; Pliner EM ; Seo NJ
• Description:
  The results of this research indicate that the motion paths of the hands and feet during ladder recovery are important contributors to recovery. Maintaining both hands on the ladder during recovery was effective during ascent and descent. In cases where the hand left a rung, grasping a higher rung (i.e., not interrupting the hand path during ascent and interrupting the hand path during descent) increased recovery. This finding may be explained by previous research that found a more extended arm posture increases upper limb strength. In addition, reestablishing the feet back on the ladder after a fall is critical to recovery. Thus, additional research that identifies means of improving foot placement after a fall may also offer protection against ladder falls. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanics Injury Prevention Ladders Motion Studies Risk Management Safety Practices
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; South Carolina ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052334
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2015 Aug; :937-938
• Email:
  beschorn@pitt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20120901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:57e6c5d2e5c54b0ed645094bed205fa58bb9626b40e4b7f882c3373c478b2349243990bbf3094ccd8e32602db38537621cfeff40d54ccf8de332bdcf2c0821d0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211878/cdc_211878_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 165.75 KB ]