Muscular Loading During Simulated Carpentry Tasks

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• Personal Author:
  Babski-Reeves K ; Close D ; Govindu K ; Littlejohn R
• Description:
  Carpenters are at high risk for work related musculoskeletal disorders due to the nature of their work tasks. The objective of this research was to quantify forearm muscular loading of eighteen novice carpenters performing two simulated carpentry tasks: deck building and picket installation. Surface EMG of select forearm muscles were collected during 15 minute task simulations. Though no differences were found between work tasks, mean and peak EMG measures were found to be significantly greater than recommended levels for localized muscle fatigue development (15% of maximum voluntary contraction), increasing injury risk for these tasks. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Mining Occupational Health Safety Safety Management
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Construction Carpenter Construction Workers Electromyography MSD Muscle Function Musculoskeletal Disorders Task Performance Upper Extremities Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorder
• ISBN:
  9781632663054
• Publisher:
  Institute of Industrial Engineers
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Mississippi ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060634
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, part of the 60th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, June 5-9, 2010, Cancun, Mexico. Johnson A, Miller J eds. Norcross, GA: Institute of Industrial Engineers, 2010 Jun; 1:1008-1011
• Editor(s):
  Johnson A; Miller J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Mississippi State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080801
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 2010 Industrial Engineering Research Conference, part of the 60th Annual Conference and Expo of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, June 5-9, 2010, Cancun, Mexico
• End Date:
  20100731
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:51c60d59496eb46238b6020163e4246136d36a1d78e058599ab4a87dcdaa386bdd4eae51872211a0fb4742482977133a6e79b643a80e83eff948bff10b17c267
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/224485/cdc_224485_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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