Ergonomic Basis of Disabling Injuries in Telephone Workers

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 498-502
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Smith ◽  
Richard Ginnold ◽  
Walter Brandl
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Data Base ◽  
Dominant Role ◽  
Body Part ◽  
The Body ◽  
Common Source ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
The Third ◽  
Manual Materials Handling ◽  
Type Of Injury

There is growing appreciation among human factors and safety specialists regarding the frequent link between ergonomic defects in job, workstation, and/or equipment design, and job-related accidents and injuries. With the objective of critically addressing this question, we analyzed the nature and cause of disabling injuries suffered by employees of a large northwest telephone company over the period 5/74 through 6/81. The data base consists of disabling injury claims accepted by the Oregon Workers Compensation Department. A total of 395 claims over the 86 month period were analyzed. We judged that the injury source designations were specific enough to enable us to provisionally categorize the injuries into three major groups: (1) probable ergonomic cause (manual materials handling); (2) possible ergonomic cause (falls, free bodily motion); and non-ergonomic cause (all other injury sources). Under this categorization, 26.1% of the disabling injuries had probable, 49.4% possible, and 24.5% no ergonomic cause. Free bodily motion and falls each accounted for 25% of all injuries, with lifting (14%) the third most common source of injury. Muscular strain from all sources was the most frequent type of injury, representing 59% of all injuries. The body part most frequently affected was the back (39% of total injuries; 50% of all strains). The results suggest that ergonomic factors may play a significant if not dominant role in disabling injuries suffered by telephone workers, with muscular strain, particularly to the back, being the most prevalent type of injury.

Body Parts and Nature of Injuries Associated with Manual Materials Handling Workers' Compensation Claims

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 619-623
Author(s):  
Lobat Hashemi ◽  
Patrick G. Dempsey
Keyword(s):  
Body Part ◽  
The Body ◽  
Workers Compensation ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Manual Materials Handling ◽  
Cost Distribution ◽  
Compensation Claims ◽  
The Cost

Workers' compensation claims associated with manual materials handling (MMH) represent the single largest source of claims and costs. There have been few analyses of such losses associated with MMH. An examination of the nature of the injuries associated with MMH as well as the body parts most frequently affected can lead to a better understanding of the losses attributed to MMH to suggest further research efforts. A large sample of MMH claims was analyzed and stratified with respect to body part affected and the nature of the injury. The cost distribution associated with the claims was considerably skewed, and an attempt to fit several known distributions to the data did not produce a statistically-significant fit. The lower back area and upper extremities were the body parts associated with the majority of claims. Strain was the nature of injury most frequently reported (51.3%). Lower back area strains were the most frequently reported nature of injury and body part combination.

Analisis Manual Material Handling Pada Pekerja Borongan Di PT. JC dengan Metode NBM dan RWL

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mochamad Nuri Affa ◽  
Boy Isma Putra
Keyword(s):  
Material Handling ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
The Body ◽  
Voltage Level ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Manual Material Handling ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Manual Materials Handling ◽  
Body Map ◽  
A Company

PT. JC is a company that uses means of transporting goods to the manual process, or so-called Manual Materials Handling (MMH) is done by workers in the Department of Warehouse. In addition to the process of moving goods by using aids such as forklifts manual removal is still needed in this company because it has advantages compared to using the tool for material removal manually can be done in a limited space. In the process of manual material handling led to several complaints that arise and can be analyzed using a Nordic body map (NBM). The use of nordic body map is an appropriate method to use because by analyzing the map of the body aimed at any part of the body feels pain.Besides complaints can also be known value Recomended Weight Limit (RWL) as recommended by NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health) on estimates possibility of stretching further to the value of Lifting Index (LI) aims to determine the estimated value relative to the voltage level of physical processes manual material handling. From manual material handling processes that cause the symptoms of musculoskeletal disorder completion technically be done to minimize the effects on workers. keywords:Manual Material Handling, Muskuloskelatal Disorder, Nordic body map,Recomended Weight Limit , Lifting Index.

A comprehensive data base for the design of manual materials handling

1986 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 351-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
T.L. Bienkowski ◽  
S.S. Asfour ◽  
S.M. Waly ◽  
A.M. Genaidy
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Comprehensive Data ◽  
Manual Materials Handling

Neuropsychology of Human Body Parts: Exploring Categorical Boundaries of Tactile Perception Using Somatosensory Mismatch Responses

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1858-1869 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guannan Shen ◽  
Nathan J. Smyk ◽  
Andrew N. Meltzoff ◽  
Peter J. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Boundary Effect ◽  
Body Part ◽  
Tactile Perception ◽  
The Body ◽  
Auditory Modality ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Somatosensory Processing ◽  
Language Experience ◽  
The Third

The focus of the current study is on a particular aspect of tactile perception: categorical segmentation on the body surface into discrete body parts. The MMN has been shown to be sensitive to categorical boundaries and language experience in the auditory modality. Here we recorded the somatosensory MMN (sMMN) using two tactile oddball protocols and compared sMMN amplitudes elicited by within- and across-boundary oddball pairs. Both protocols employed the identity MMN method that controls for responsivity at each body location. In the first protocol, we investigated the categorical segmentation of tactile space at the wrist by presenting pairs of tactile oddball stimuli across equal spatial distances, either across the wrist or within the forearm. Amplitude of the sMMN elicited by stimuli presented across the wrist boundary was significantly greater than for stimuli presented within the forearm, suggesting a categorical effect at an early stage of somatosensory processing. The second protocol was designed to investigate the generality of this MMN effect, and involved three digits on one hand. Amplitude of the sMMN elicited by a contrast of the third digit and the thumb was significantly larger than a contrast between the third and fifth digits, suggesting a functional boundary effect that may derive from the way that objects are typically grasped. These findings demonstrate that the sMMN is a useful index of processing of somatosensory spatial discrimination that can be used to study body part categories.

scholarly journals Sport injuries treated at a physiotherapy center specialized in sports

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 579-585
Author(s):  
Guilherme S. Nunes ◽  
Alessandro Haupenthal ◽  
Manuela Karloh ◽  
Valentine Zimermann Vargas ◽  
Daniela Pacheco dos Santos Haupenthal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Body Part ◽  
The Body ◽  
Track And Field ◽  
Chronic Injury ◽  
Joint Injury ◽  
Type Of Injury ◽  
Injured Athletes

Abstract Introduction: The risk of injuries related to physical activity and sports may increase if there is predisposition, inappropriate training and/or coach guidance, and absence of sports medicine follow-up. Objective: To assess the frequency of injuries in athletes treated at a physiotherapy center specialized in sports. Methods: For the data collection was carried out the survey of injuries in records of athletes treated in eight years of activities. The data collected included: characteristics of patients, sport, injury kind, injury characteristics and affected body part. Results: From 1090 patient/athlete records, the average age was 25 years old, the athletes were spread across 44 different sports modalities, being the great majority men (75%). The most common type of injury was joint injury, followed by muscular and bone injuries. Chronic injury was the most frequent (47%), while the most common body part injured was the knee, followed by ankle and shoulder. Among all the sports, soccer, futsal, and track and field presented the highest number of injured athletes, respectively. Conclusion: Soccer was the most common sport among the injured athletes, injury kind most frequent was joint injuries and knee was the body part most injured. Chronic injuries were the most common.

scholarly journals ASFIKSIA PERINATAL SEBAGAI FAKTOR RESIKO GANGGUAN PENDENGARAN PADA ANAK

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sukri Rahman ◽  
Hanifatryevi Hanifatryevi
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Early Detection ◽  
Tissue Damage ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Perinatal Asphyxia ◽  
Body Part ◽  
The Body ◽  
Evoked Response ◽  
Auditory Evoked Response ◽  
The Third

AbstrakAsfiksia adalah keadaan di mana tubuh atau bagian tubuh kekurangan oksigen. Jika kondisi ini terjadi pada bayi baru lahir disebut dengan asfiksia perinatal, yang dapat menimbulkan kerusakan jaringan secara permanen maupun bersifat sementara, salah satunya adalah gangguan pendengaran sensorineural.Makalah ini akan membahas tentang mekanisme gangguan pendengaran akibat asfiksia, deteksi dini gangguan pendengaran dengan pemeriksaan Brain Evoked Response Auditory (BERA) dan Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE).Gangguan pendengaran akibat asfiksia dapat terjadi akibat beberapa mekanisme. Kelainan ini terlihat pada gambaran BERA dan OAE, dimana terjadinya peningkatan masalaten dan interval gelombang yang bersifat sementara atau menetap, serta ditemukan gangguan pada fungsi koklea bayi dengan asfiksia perinatal terutama pada frekuensi 1-5 kHz yang terdeteksi pada hari ke tiga sampai hari kelima kelahiran, dan terdapat perbaikan pada usia 1 bulan.Kata Kunci : Asfiksia perinatal, gangguan pendengaran, BERA, OAEAbstractAsphyxia is a condition in which the body or body part to lack of oxygen. If this condition occurs in newborns with perinatal asphyxia is also called, which can cause tissue damage is permanent or temporary. One of that is a sensorineural hearing loss.This paper will discuss the mechanisms of hearing loss due to asphyxia, early detection of hearing loss with an examination Brain Auditory Evoked Response (BERA) and Otoacoustic Emissions (OAE).Hearing loss due to asphyxia can occur due to several mechanisms. These abnormalities are seen on the results of BERA and OAE, where an increase in latent period and the interval waves that are temporary or permanent, and found interference with the function of the cochlea infants with perinatal asphyxia, especially at frequency of 1-5 kHz were detected on the third day until the fifth day of birth, and there are improvements to the age of 1 month.Key word : Perinatal asphyxia, hearing loss, Brain Auditory Evoked Response, Otoacoustic Emissions

Engineering Controls for Safe and Effective Manual Materials Handling

1978 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-316
Author(s):  
K.H.E. Kroemer
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Human Engineering ◽  
Engineering Controls ◽  
Materials Handling ◽  
Manual Materials Handling

This paper combines the traditional engineering and managerial approach in materials transport with Ergonomics/Human Factors findings and principles. The transport of materials should be systematically and purposely designed to be automatically part of the process and, as such, not becoming a “handling problem”. If full automatism cannot be achieved, human controlled and operated equipment can be used. For its efficiency and safety, it must be carefully designed, selected, and operated according to human engineering principles. “Manual” materials “handling” is a last resort, indicating failure on the side of the engineer to assign a transport task to machines.

The Concept of treaty in Islamic Jurisprudence: A comparative view of the classical jurists

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Labeeb Bsoul
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mutual Understanding ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
The Third ◽  
Islamic Jurisprudence ◽  
Shed Light

This article aims to shed light on a particular area in the field of Islamic International law (siyar) treaty in Islamic jurisprudence. It addresses a comparative view of classical jurists of treaties both theoretically and historically and highlights their continued relevance to the contemporary world. Since the concept of treaty a lacuna in scholarship as well as the familiar of international legal theorists to study and integrate the Islamic treaty system into the body of modern international law in order to have a mutual understanding and respect and honor for treaties among nations. I would like to present a series of three parts the first one addresses the concept of treaty in Islamic jurisprudence the second addresses the process of drafting treaties and their conclusion and the third addresses selected treaties, including the treaty of H{udaybiya that took place between Muslims and non-Muslims..

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