Journal of Ergonomics
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu, India

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• Research Article   
  Ergonomic Risk Assessment of Saw Mill Operator
  Author(s): Vadivel S*, Subramaniyan C, Muthukumar K and Bharani T
  
  In India, Musculoskeletal Diseases (MSDs) are one of the most prevalent work related problems. Because the majority of the workers at an Indian saw mill is still performed task manually hence musculoskeletal disorders and injuries in various sections of the body are frequent. Lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling are among the awkward manual handling tasks they frequently perform. These will be identified as musculoskeletal disorder risk factors. The study's goals are to find out the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and to assess the level of postural risk among resaw workers. In this study randomly 15 workers were selected for this study from 15 sawmills in Tamil Nadu and these workers were performing multiple task daily. For the last year, all sawmill workers experienced musculoskeletal disorders in at least one body part. The average Rapid Entire Body .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-7556.23.13.328

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