Assessement of sitting anthropometry of male and female tractor operators in Abia state

Abstract

The anthropometric body dimensions of the tractor operators in Abia state (Nigeria) where studied to obtain a database for their anthropometric body dimensions to enable the designers of tractors and agricultural equipment operated in sitting positions improve on their design in order to optimize their usage, enhance posture and comfort of the users and maximize output. Result revealed that the male agricultural workers have average hand length, hand breadth, arm reach from wall, elbow height, elbow rest height, grip strength, internal and external grip diameters, hand circumference, forearm length and forward grip reach of male agricultural workers are 161.05cm, 49.