TY - JOUR
T1 - WRIST INJURIES INCURRED FROM REPETITIVE MOTION.
AU - Wild, Elizabeth
AU - Gerberich, Susan Goodwin
AU - Coe, Karen
AU - Skovbroten, Kate
PY - 1984
Y1 - 1984
N2 - Between 1978 and 1980, the number of reported wrist injuries increased from a rate of two cases per one hundred employees to sixteen cases per one hundred employees in one department of a paper products manufacturing company. In 1982, a retrospective epidemiological study was conducted to analyze this problem within the department population of forty-eight female employees classified as 'flyers'. Data regarding relevant agent, host and environmental variables were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. Data analyses including a variety of statistical techniques were conducted through computer application. The results of this study indicate that the younger, shorter, less experienced worker is most susceptible to wrist injuries/problems associated with repetitive motion tasks. Applications of ergonomic principles and formal training are considered as results of these findings.
AB - Between 1978 and 1980, the number of reported wrist injuries increased from a rate of two cases per one hundred employees to sixteen cases per one hundred employees in one department of a paper products manufacturing company. In 1982, a retrospective epidemiological study was conducted to analyze this problem within the department population of forty-eight female employees classified as 'flyers'. Data regarding relevant agent, host and environmental variables were collected by means of a self-administered questionnaire. Data analyses including a variety of statistical techniques were conducted through computer application. The results of this study indicate that the younger, shorter, less experienced worker is most susceptible to wrist injuries/problems associated with repetitive motion tasks. Applications of ergonomic principles and formal training are considered as results of these findings.
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U2 - 10.1177/154193128402800801
DO - 10.1177/154193128402800801
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0021650955
SN - 0163-5182
VL - 2
SP - 653
JO - Proceedings of the Human Factors Society
JF - Proceedings of the Human Factors Society
ER -