Ergonomic Assessment of Musculoskeletal Risk Factors at Four Mine Sites : Underground Coal, Surface Copper, Surface Phosphate, and Underground Limestone

Wiehagen, William J.; Turin, Fred C.; Department of Health and Human Services (COR); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (COR); National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (COR)

ISBN 10: 1493640720 / ISBN 13: 9781493640720

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ergonomic Assessment of Musculoskeletal Risk Factors at Four Mine Sites : Underground Coal, Surface Copper, Surface Phosphate, and Underground Limestone
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1493640720
• ISBN 13: 9781493640720
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This study examined musculoskeletal injury risk at four mining sites: underground coal, underground limestone, surface copper, and surface phosphate. Each site offered opportunities to investigate musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) injury risks and how those risks might be identified and categorized. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) worked with these sites to (1) identify work activities that showed evidence of MSD injury risk, (2) examine physical risk factors that can lead to MSDs for a handful of work tasks at each site, and (3) develop a set of ideas for problem-solving to help reduce risk factors for examined work tasks.