Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Operators of Heavy Mobile Equipment

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the first American conference on human vibration, June 5-7, 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Personal Author:
  Kittusamy, Nanda K.
• Description:
  The purpose of this study was to assess the adequacy of the cab design and to determine the percentage of musculoskeletal symptoms among operators of mobile equipment used in mining and construction. A questionnaire was designed to assess demographics, work information, job history, and musculoskeletal symptoms in operators of heavy mobile equipment. Information concerning equipment included design of the seat/chair, levers, pedals, bothersome vibration, quality of ingress/egress from the equipment, proper preventative maintenance and repairs, and age of the equipment. The body regions that were evaluated included the neck, middle/upper back, low-back, shoulder/upper-arm, elbow/forearm, wrist/hand, hip, knee, and ankle/foot. Five hundred and eighty six operators completed the questionnaire. The results indicate that these workers are at risk for developing musculoskeletal disorders, and the need to quantify risk factors (i.e., whole-body vibration and static sitting postures). [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Demography Epidemiology Mining Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Vibration
• Keywords:
  Vibration; Vibration-disease; Vibration-effects; Vibration-exposure; Mining-equipment; Mining-industry; Construction-equipment; Construction-industry; Musculoskeletal-system-disorders; Equipment-operators; Equipment-design; Epidemiology; Questionnaires; Statistical-analysis; Demographic-characteristics
• Source:
  Proceedings of the first American conference on human vibration, June 5-7, 2006, Morgantown, West Virginia. Dong R, Krajnak K, Wirth O, Wu J, eds. Morgantown: WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2006-140, 2006 Jun; :127-128
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  SRL - Spokane Research Laboratory
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030971
• Editor(s):
  Dong R; Krajnak K; Wirth O; Wu J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:aaffb27dc21b26aca59bbf3b99702682df059d11798c569b348881d7a6e053c4e810ef366d1c9d31406a9e6bd681350c0980eeef348eddaf57ad993700118540
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/8444/cdc_8444_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 160.38 KB ]