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Mining Publication: Musculoskeletal Stress on Miners Performing Roof Screening Operations
Keywords: Bodily motions Installation Musculoskeletal disorders Musculoskeletal injuries Roof screen
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Original creation date: October 2006
Authors: S Kotowski, S Gallagher, KG Davis, K Baron, CS Compton
Conference Paper - October 2006
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NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031496
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 16-20, 2006; :1370-1374
Roof screen is often bolted to the mine ceiling to help control hazardous rock falls in coal mines. While the screen prevents rock fall injuries, its installation may expose the miner to musculoskeletal stress. The purpose of this study was to evaluate methods of handling roof screen. Subjects performed installation tasks under a normal and intervention condition while trunk kinematics and muscle activity data were collected. Trunk kinematics were not affected by the intervention but were significantly higher in the morning than in the afternoon. Muscle activity did not differ significantly with seam height but was significantly reduced by the intervention. Overall, this study showed that musculoskeletal stressors during screen installation were reduced by the proposed intervention.
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Download PDF Document (0.10 MB)
NIOSHTIC2 Number: 20031496
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 50th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Oct. 16-20, 2006; :1370-1374
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Page last reviewed: September 21, 2012
Page last updated: September 21, 2012
Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program
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