Investigation of Vehicle Jarring/Jolting on Self-Propelled Farming Equipment

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• Personal Author:
  Ambrose, Dean H. ; Jobes, Christopher C. ; Matty TJ ; Mayton, Alan G.
• Description:
  This presentation will update an ongoing, NORA-sponsored project in which NIOSH researchers are studying the injury risk associated with operator exposure to vehicle jarring/jolting on mobile farming equipment. Field and laboratory data collection are described, and findings from the analysis of data are discussed. Field data were collected for tractor operators during baling, mowing, and tilling and for a skid-steer loader operator during removal of a small tree. Preliminary results show that the operator of the skid-steer loader is exposed to higher levels of vehicle jarring/jolting than the tractor operators for the said operations. Moreover, the results are highlighted for health and work history data collected from 50 farmers and farm equipment operators attending a major farm bureau convention and annual meeting. Further, researchers discuss a computer-based, seat-suspension model that will enable researchers to determine how effective the seat suspension will attenuate jars and jolts. The model will also aid in the evaluation of engineering controls to lower the risk of worker injury. The results of this project could be used to significantly reduce operator lost-time injuries associated with vehicle jarring/jolting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Engineering Farmers Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural Machinery Agricultural Workers Engineering Controls Injuries Injury Prevention Tractors
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRL - Pittsburgh Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023692
• Citation:
  NOIRS 2003: Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, October 28-30, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh, PA: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Oct; :28
• Contact Point Address:
  NIOSH Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, P.O. Box 18070, Pittsburgh, PA 15236
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2004
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  NOIRS 2003: Abstracts of the National Occupational Injury Research Symposium, October 28-30, 2003, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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