Hand Tools: Injuries, Illnesses, Design, and Usage

Mital, Anil

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-87441-2.50014-5

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“…The effort to generate the required task force level is, among other factors, a function of tool design parameters. It has been indicated by past research that tool design may play significant role in the development of work-related disorders in the hand and forearm (Tichauer, 1966;Tichauer and Gage, 1977;Meagher, 1986Meagher, , 1987Aghazadeh and Mital, 1987;Schoenmarkhlin and Marras, 1989a,b;Mital, 1991). CTDs reported from hand tool use include nerve entrapment (particularly carpal tunnel syndrome), epicondylitis, peritendinitis of the forearm and tenosynovitis in the wrist and fingers (Kurppa et al, 1979;Armstrong et al, 1982).…”

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confidence: 96%

Relative optimum grip span as a function of hand anthropometry

Ekşioğlu

2004

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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Relative optimum grip span as a function of hand anthropometry

Ekşioğlu

2004

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

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“…However, poor design and excessive use of hand tools has been known as a significant contributing factor in work-related injuries associated with Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs). Mital (1991) reported that the CTDs were the result of frequency of use, extreme joint movement, and force exertion. Mital and Aghagadeh (1985) surveyed the frequency, severity, and cost of hand tool injuries and found that hand tool injuries comprised about 9% of all work-related injuries, and approximately 9% of all amputations were hand tool related.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Even though the basic ergonomic principles of hand tool design have been known for several decades (Fraser, 1980;Greenberg & Chaffin, 1977;Konz, 1990;Mital, 1991;Tichauer & Gage, 1977), limited attention has been paid to these principles in designing widely used hand tools. A few to name would be the following: Chaffin and Anderson (1984) presented biomechanical principles for the design of hand tools; Armstrong, Radwin, Hansen, and Kennedy (1986) recommended various ways of solving ergonomical problems related to hand tools; Konz (1983) presented the principles to be considered in design selection of hand tools; Sanders and McCormick (1992) introduced the principles of hand tool design; Mital andKilbom (1992a, 1992b) presented the guidelines for and scientific basis of design, selection, and use of hand tools; Kadefors et al (1993) developed a measurement method of ergonomics evaluation of hand tools.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A few to name would be the following: Chaffin and Anderson (1984) presented biomechanical principles for the design of hand tools; Armstrong, Radwin, Hansen, and Kennedy (1986) recommended various ways of solving ergonomical problems related to hand tools; Konz (1983) presented the principles to be considered in design selection of hand tools; Sanders and McCormick (1992) introduced the principles of hand tool design; Mital andKilbom (1992a, 1992b) presented the guidelines for and scientific basis of design, selection, and use of hand tools; Kadefors et al (1993) developed a measurement method of ergonomics evaluation of hand tools. Besides, many other researchers investigated in detail, several areas related to hand tools, as well as the interaction among those areas.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development of a knowledge‐based system for nonpowered hand tools (Tool Expert): Part I—The scientific basis

Kayis

Charoenchai

2004

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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The need for developing a clear and concise guide for designing, selecting, and using hand tools would minimize if not eliminate acute-chronic trauma exposure factors and help improve efficiency, well-being, and morale. Despite several research efforts devoted to the exploration and understanding of the interrelation between human capabilities, task requirements, nature of tasks, and ergonomically designed hand tools, there appear to be several problems in utilizing existing knowledge in practical use. One of the most important barriers is the lack of interaction of several specialists from different backgrounds. In this article, TOOL-EXPERT, a knowledge-based system developed to assert the ergonomical nonpowered hand tool design, selection, and use, is explained, which will provide a guideline to several users from various backgrounds. The system is designed to run in any IBM-compatible personal computer system. Knowledge from several domains was included. The type of knowledge used in the research was selected to be a declarative knowledge. Altogether it includes 423 goals, 35 questions, and 40 rules.

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“…The positioning of the hand and fingers during use can lead to pressure points, nerve irritation, and rapid fatigue [6,8,14]. Very few publications have dealt with these problems, which are well known among surgeons, particularly the problems associated with the angled ring handles [9,10,12,13,15,20].…”

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