TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Exposure probabilities to ergonomic hazards among miners
JO  - International journal of industrial ergonomics
A1  - Winn, J.
A1  - Biersner, R. J.
A1  - Morrissey, Stephen
SP  - 417
EP  - 422
VL  - 18
IS  - 5-6
N2  - The National Occupational Health Survey of Mining (NOHSM) was designed to provide estimates of health and safety hazards, including ergonomic hazards, to which miners are exposed. Nine specially-trained observers documented health hazards for 144 mines that were representative of the metal-nonmetal mining industry. The observers documented 9,121 exposures to 12 different ergonomic hazards. Almost 25% of these exposures were to hazards involving the neck and back. Other major ergonomic hazards included: Movement of the forearms, arms and shoulder; and finger-hand movement. The mining categories (i.e., 'commodities') most at risk for ergonomic hazards were (in order of diminishing risk, with the total workforce at risk in parentheses): Trona (N = 749), Leonardite (N = 52), Gold-Lode/Placer (N = 4,290), Gemstones (N = 80), Rare Earths (N = 218), and Aluminium Ore (N = 3,801). These results are discussed in terms of evaluating the effectiveness of various ergonomic interventions, as well as improving the efficacy of current health and safety inspection strategies.<p />
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SN  - 0169-8141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -