Spine loading and probability of low back disorder risk as a function of box location on a pallet

Human Factors and Ergonomics In Manufacturing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-336

  Marras, William S ^a   Granata, Kevin P ^a   Davis, Kermit G ^a   Allread, W Gary ^a   Jorgensen, Michael J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; KINEMATICS; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LOW BACK DISORDER; SPINE LOADING;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0031238014     PISSN: 10908471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6564(199723)7:4<323::AID-HFM4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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