| Document ID (ISN) | 102013 |
| CIS number |
03-1213 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health |
| Year |
2001 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Häkkänen M., Viikari-Juntura E., Martikainen R. |
| Title |
Incidence of musculoskeletal disorders among newly employed manufacturing workers |
| Bibliographic information |
Dec. 2001, Vol.27, No.6, p.381-387. Illus. 15 ref. |
| Abstract |
The incidence of low-back, upper-limb and neck-shoulder disorders, as well as their induction times were investigated among 364 new workers of a trailer assembly plant in tasks with various physical workloads who were followed for 45 months. The incidence of first sick leave due to such disorders was recorded for groups having different workloads. The highest annual incidences were observed for strenuous tasks, the incidence rate for men being 16.8 per 100 person-years for upper-limb disorders in strenuous tasks and 6.1 in non-strenuous tasks, the rates for women being 32.0 and 9.9 respectively. For men, there was an approximately threefold risk of contracting an upper-limb or neck-shoulder disorder in strenuous tasks (3.2 for upper-limb disorders and 2.7 for neck-shoulder disorders) compared to non-strenuous tasks, whereas workload seemed not to affect low-back disorders. The workers first sought medical advice for their disorders typically some months after the start of employment. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
physical workload; new entrants; motor vehicle industry; musculoskeletal diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
heavy work; sickness absenteeism; lumbar column; cervicobrachial syndrome; upper extremity disorders; shoulder; risk factors; sex-linked differences; frequency rates; backache |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Finland |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Motor vehicle manufacturing industry
|
