An ergonomic intervention to reduce back strain among apple harvest workers in New York State

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 327-334

  Earle Richardson, Giulia ^a   Jenkins, Paul ^b   Fulmer, Scott ^c   Mason, Christine ^a   Burdick, Patrick ^b   May, John ^a  

^a BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural health; Ergonomic improvements; Fruit harvest; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Muscle strain; Musculoskeletal disorders

Indexed keywords

BELTS; BIOMECHANICS; FRUITS; HARVESTING; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRODUCTIVITY;

BACK STRAIN; HIP BELT MODIFICATION; PICKING POSTURES; WORKERS TRAINING;

ERGONOMICS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; APPLE; ARTICLE; BACK; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HARVEST; HARVESTING; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NECK; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SHOULDER; TIME; UNITED STATES; VELOCITY;

APPLES; BACK; HARVESTING; HUMAN FACTORS;

EID: 18044364439     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2004.12.003     Document Type: Article

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