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KMID : 1039220150250010013
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
2015 Volume.25 No. 1 p.13 ~ p.19
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Subjective Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders among Excavator Drivers
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Moon Kwon-Bae
Park Moon-Young
Hwang Sung-Ho
Lee Eun-Jung
Hong Ki-Myong
Lim Hyeon-Jeong
Lee Kyoung-Mu
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess excavator drivers in order to determine the proportion showing subjective symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and to evaluate the association between the symptoms and characteristics of the subjects.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect the information on participants’ age, average working hours per day, duration of career (years), work-related musculoskeletal symptoms, and more. The final dataset included 141 excavator drivers. Frequency and percentage were summarized and then the associations between the characteristics of the subjects and symptoms were evaluated as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) using multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results: Seventy-six percent of the currently reported musculoskeletal symptoms. Those who have musculoskeletal symptoms attributed their symptoms to unstable posture at work, mental stress or vibrations. There was a significant association between symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders and career of excavator drivers (P for trend=0.04).
Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders may be high among excavator drivers and warrants well-designed studies on work-related disorders among excavator drivers.
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KEYWORD
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Excavator driver, Musculoskeletal, Subjective symptoms
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