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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
卷 18, 期 14, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18147380
关键词
manual materials handling; craft brewery; ergonomics; low back injury
资金
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center [254-2012-M-52941]
Craft brewing is a fast-growing industry in the U.S., but workers often exhibit awkward trunk postures while handling kegs, potentially leading to back pain and injury. Design recommendations were identified from the study results to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders among craft brewery workers.
Craft brewing is a rapidly growing industry in the U.S. Most craft breweries are small businesses with few resources for robotic or other mechanical-assisted equipment, requiring work to be performed manually by employees. Craft brewery workers frequently handle stainless steel half-barrel kegs, which weigh between 13.5 kg (29.7 lbs.) empty and 72.8 kg (161.5 lbs.) full. Moving kegs may be associated with low back pain and even injury. In the present study, researchers performed a quantitative assessment of trunk postures using an inertial measurement unit (IMU)-based kinematic measurement system while workers lifted kegs at a craft brewery. Results of this field-based study indicated that during keg handling, craft brewery workers exhibited awkward and non-neutral trunk postures. Based on the results of the posture data, design recommendations were identified to reduce the hazardous exposure for musculoskeletal disorders among craft brewery workers.
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