Effects of user experience, working posture and joint hardness on powered nutrunner torque reactions

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 859-876

  Lin, J H ^a   McGorry, R W ^a   Chang, C C ^a   Dempsey, P G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Assembly tools; Cumulative trauma; Individual performance; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; ERGONOMICS; HAND TOOLS; NUTS (FASTENERS); OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS; POWERED NUTRUNNER;

JOINTS (ANATOMY);

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERGONOMICS; GRIP STRENGTH; HARDNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; TORQUE; VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; TORQUE; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 34247617735     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701237618     Document Type: Article

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