Associations Between Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Occupational and Personal Factors in Drill Operators in Indian Iron Ore Mines

Chaudhary, Dhanjee Kumar; Bhattacherjee, Ashis; Patra, Aditya Kumar; Upadhyay, Rahul; Chau, Nearkasèn

doi:10.1007/s42461-019-0061-y

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“…Workers get few extended breaks from work each year, which increases the likelihood of increased back stress, which may result in back pain. Workers have to work in confined areas for extended hours, which could inflict back pain in workers [12,40]. Working for almost 13 hours with very short break time makes workers vulnerable to sustaining upper as well as lower back pain.…”

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Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Upper and Lower Back Pain in Male Underground Coal Miners in Punjab, Pakistan

Ijaz

Akram

Ahmad

et al. 2020

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There is not enough data available on occupational health and safety issues of underground coal miners in Pakistan. This study focuses on spinal disorders in association with personal and occupational factors. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used for a cross-sectional study of 260 workers of 20 mines located in four districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Regression models were created for upper back pain and lower back pain of workers whose mean age is 19.8 years (±SD 1.47). Results identify the coal cutting as the most harmful work with odds ratios (ORs) 13.06 (95% confidence interval (CI) 13.7–21.5) for lower back pain and 11.2 (95% CI 3.5–19.4) for upper back pain in participants. Those with greater years of work experience had higher odds of upper back pain (2.4, 95% CI 1.4–3.5) and lower back pain (3.3, 95% CI 1.1–4.4). Number of repetitions (mean value 25.85/minute with ±SD 9.48) are also significant for spinal disorder with ORs of 4.3 (95% CI 3.2–7.4) for lower back and 1.3 (95% CI 1.0–2.4) for upper back. Many other occupational and personal factors are positively associated with the back pain in underground coal mines workers, requiring immediate ergonomic intervention.

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Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Upper and Lower Back Pain in Male Underground Coal Miners in Punjab, Pakistan

Ijaz

Akram

Ahmad

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…Operators of heavy equipment are exposed to high levels of whole-body vibration (WBV) [1][2][3]. The literature has shown an association between increased low back pain (LBP) and anthropometric factors such as increased height [4] and increased body mass [4,5].…”

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“…Once the RMS acceleration values have been determined, they can be compared to the health guidance caution zones, assuming exposure times of 4-8 h [13]. These caution zones are used to evaluate the risks of injury related to WBV; however, anthropometric factors are not incorporated into the risk estimation, although they may affect the vibration dose [3,5,13,14].…”

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“…The relationship between the vibration dose and the anthropometric factors during WBV has been investigated in vehicles [14], machinery [3,15], and vibration simulators [16][17][18][19][20]. Increased BMI has been associated with a decreased vibration dose in the z-axis [3,5,14]. Individuals with an increased BMI tend to report increased levels of comfort when exposed to WBV [15] which may indicate that increased BMI may lead to vibration attenuation [3,14].…”

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Relationships between Height, Mass, Body Mass Index, and Trunk Muscle Activation during Seated Whole-Body Vibration Exposure

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Operators of heavy equipment are often exposed to high levels of whole-body vibration (WBV), which has been associated with a variety of adverse health outcomes. Although anthropometric factors are known to impact vibration dose and risk of low back pain, studies have yet to investigate the influence of anthropometric factors on muscle activation during WBV exposure. This study quantified the relationships between muscle activation, vibration frequency, body mass, body mass index (BMI), and height both pre- and post-fatigue. Muscle activation of the external oblique (EO), internal oblique (IO), lumbar erector spinae (LE) and thoracic erector spinae (TE) were quantified using surface electromyography. Results indicate increased activation with increased mass, BMI, and frequency for the LE, TE, and IO, which may be a result of increased activation to stabilize the spine. Decreased muscle activation with increased height was seen in the TE, IO, and pre-fatigue EO, which could indicate higher risk for low back injury since height is associated with increased forces on the spine. This may contribute to the association between increased low back pain incidence and increased height. Results suggest that ISO 2631-1 health guidance should incorporate anthropometric factors, as these may influence muscle activation and back injury risk.

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Attenuation of Mechanical Vibration During Transmission to Human Body Through Mining Vehicle Seats

Sharma

Mandal

2021

Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

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Associations Between Whole-Body Vibration Exposure and Occupational and Personal Factors in Drill Operators in Indian Iron Ore Mines

Cited by 9 publications

References 40 publications

Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Upper and Lower Back Pain in Male Underground Coal Miners in Punjab, Pakistan

Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Upper and Lower Back Pain in Male Underground Coal Miners in Punjab, Pakistan

Relationships between Height, Mass, Body Mass Index, and Trunk Muscle Activation during Seated Whole-Body Vibration Exposure

Attenuation of Mechanical Vibration During Transmission to Human Body Through Mining Vehicle Seats

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