Investigation of A Pork Shoulder Deboning Operation

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-172

  Dempsey, Patrick G ^a   McGorry, Raymond W ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hand tools; Knife sharpness; Meat processing; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; FOOD PROCESSING; GRIP STRENGTH; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KNIFE CUT; MALE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT-PACKING INDUSTRY; MOVEMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SWINE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642412640     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620490424465     Document Type: Article

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