External L5-S1 joint moments when lifting wire mesh screen used to prevent rock falls in underground mines

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 828-834

  Gallagher, Sean ^a   Kotowski, Susan ^b   Davis, Kermit G ^b   Mark, Christopher ^a   Compton, Craig S ^a   Huston, Ronald L ^b   Connelly, John ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanical modeling; Low back disorders; Manual materials handling; Restricted workspace; Underground mining; Wire mesh screen

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICAL MODELING; LOW BACK DISORDERS; MANUAL MATERIALS HANDLING; RESTRICTED WORKSPACE; UNDERGROUND MINING; WIRE MESH SCREEN;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BIOMECHANICS; EMPLOYMENT; ERGONOMICS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; MINING; PLANT LAYOUT; ROCK BURSTS;

WIRE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MALE; MINING; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TORQUE; WEIGHT LIFTING; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 68449092122     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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