Journal article
Full shift arm inclinometry among dairy parlor workers: A feasibility study in a challenging work environment
Applied ergonomics, Vol.43(3), pp.604-613
2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.09.007
PMID: 22019358
Abstract
Over the last 20 years, the US dairy industry has experienced a significant transformation from small farm operations to an industrialization of the milking process. This transformation has resulted in improvements in process efficiency and product quality. Milking tasks in large-herd parlors are highly-repetitive involving awkward postures and high muscle loads of the upper extremity. Field-based direct measures of physical exposures have been limited in challenging work settings such as dairies. This study evaluated full-shift exposures of posture and motion of the upper extremity among large-herd parlor milkers using wireless inclinometry. Results suggest large-herd parlor workers may be exposed to high exposure levels (posture, movement velocity, repetition, and inadequate rest) associated with the development of shoulder pathology. Compared to other high-risk occupations involving shoulder-intensive work, parlor workers may have higher exposure levels. These findings warrant the need for continued field-based research with larger sample sizes to facilitate the development of cost-effective intervention strategies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Full shift arm inclinometry among dairy parlor workers: A feasibility study in a challenging work environment
- Creators
- David I Douphrate - Division of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas School of Public Health, San Antonio Regional Campus, 7411 John Smith Drive, Suite 1100, San Antonio, TX 78229, USANathan B Fethke - Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, USAMatthew W Nonnenmann - Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, USAJohn C Rosecrance - Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, CO, USAStephen J Reynolds - Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, CO, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied ergonomics, Vol.43(3), pp.604-613
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.apergo.2011.09.007
- PMID
- 22019358
- NLM abbreviation
- Appl Ergon
- ISSN
- 0003-6870
- eISSN
- 1872-9126
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2012
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Occupational and Environmental Health; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Injury Prevention Research Center; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9983997321902771
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