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- Hazards and exposures:
- Biomechanical hazards
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- Torque reaction
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- Overexertion
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- Excessive vibration
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- Hand-arm vibration
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- Whole-body vibration
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- Shock
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- Bodily motions
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- Standing
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- Fixed or awkward postures
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- Repetitive motions
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- Stooping
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- Squatting
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- Lifting or lowering
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- Kneeling
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- Crawling
- Document types:
- Peer reviewed journal articles
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8/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesFor 10 subjects in four postures, euler angle decomposition and inverse dynamics were used to determine the knee angles, the net forces, and the moments applied to the tibia during kneeling and squatting with and without kneepads.
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12/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study examines stress transmitted to anatomic landmarks of the knee (patella, combined patella tendon, and tibial tubercle) while in static kneeling postures without kneepads and while wearing two kneepads commonly used in the mining industry.
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9/1/2009 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study uses biomechanical modeling to estimate external moments about L5-S1 for sixteen lifting tasks, using two sizes of wire mesh screens, and presents recommendations to reduce spine loading.
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5/1/2018 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn investigation into whole body vibration and hand-arm vibration exposures for mine/quarry haul truck drivers in relation to the haul truck activities of dumping, loading, and traveling with and without a load.
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7/1/2014 - Peer reviewed journal articlesAn article detailing a follow-up investigation to assess vibration exposure on haul trucks and front-end wheel loaders.
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3/1/2012 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe objective of this study was to determine low-seam mine worker exposure to various postures as they pertain to job classifications and job tasks.
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1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesNine participants, six males and three females, participated in a study examining kinematic and electromyographic (EMG) responses to natural cadence stoopwalking, four-point crawling (all fours), and two-point crawling (knees only).
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1/1/2011 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis paper examines the EMG responses of knee extensors/flexors to lifting in kneeling or squatting postures and discusses the impact of posture and kneepads on muscle recruitment and explores the implications for work in such postures.
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1/1/2010 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThis study gathered data to support earlier NIOSH findings that specialized padded seats are improved designs for coal mine shuttle cars. Study results have potential application to vehicles used in surface mining, construction, and agriculture.
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9/1/2008 - Peer reviewed journal articlesThe objectives of this study by NIOSH were to assess driver whole-body vibration (WBV) exposures and recommend interventions to reduce the risk of back-related injuries, particularly relative to vehicle jarring/jolting.
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Content source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Mining Program