Estimation of spinal loading during palletizing under restricted height and poor lighting.

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• Personal Author:
  Abdulrahman A ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Kotowski SE ; Marras WS ; Abdulrahman A ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Kotowski SE ; Marras WS
• Description:
  Many industries have areas with restricted spaces where manual material handling occurs which is oftentimes further complicated by poor lighting. The study objective was to evaluate the spine loading when lifting boxes within restricted height space with different light levels. Ten participants lifted boxes with independent variables: restricted height, light levels, pallet layer, and pallet position. The dependent variables included three-dimension spine loads and rating of perceived exertion. The results indicate that importance of location of the box as well as the restricted height of the space where the box is being lifted (increase of about 1200 N in compression and 160 N in A-P shear). Under general lifting conditions, light level had minimal impact (under 100 N). Gender was also found to have a significant impact for lateral shear and A-P shear forces (males > females for lateral shear but < for A-P shear). Overall, restricted height and location of on the pallet had the greatest impact on the spine loads. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biomechanical Phenomena Ergonomics Lighting Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Low Back Disorders; Spinal Loading; Manual Material Handling Manual Materials Handling; Lighting; Lifting; Ergonomics; Gender Factors; Biomechanics; Low Back Disorders; Musculoskeletal Disorders; MSD;
• ISSN:
  2577-2953
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064724
• Citation:
  Ergon Int J 2020 Nov; 4(5):000258
• Contact Point Address:
  Kermit G Davis, Low Back Biomechanics and Workplace Stress Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, Environmental Health, 423 Kettering Lab, 160 Panzeca Way, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0056, USA
• Email:
  Kermit.davis@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Ergonomics International Journal
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9192981dbd2bca65c47635f7335fed05b9ed13bd610a4d6d4f785944e2e2cf2026b1c535227ce5c5fefaa2d0169a3b8c563c1b26da099580ec5cd2b1e08a6d66
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249219/cdc_249219_DS1.pdf
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