Musculoskeletal symptoms and exposure to whole-body vibration among open-pit mine workers in the Arctic

• Authors: Lage Burström , Anna Aminoff , Bodil Björ , Satu Mänttäri , Tohr Nilsson , Hans Pettersson , Hannu Rintamäki , Ingemar Rödin , Victor Shilov , Ljudmila Talykova , Arild Vaktskjold , Jens Wahlström

Abstracts

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Objectives This cross-sectional questionnaire study was carried out at 4 open-pit mines in Finland, Norway, Russia and Sweden as part of the MineHealth project. The aim has been to compare the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms between drivers of mining vehicles and non-drivers. Material and Methods The mine workers were asked whether they had suffered from any musculoskeletal symptoms during the previous 12 months in specified body regions, and to grade the severity of these symptoms during the past month. They were also asked about their daily driving of mining vehicles. Results The questionnaire was completed by 1323 workers (757 vehicle drivers) and the reported prevalence and severity of symptoms were highest for the lower back, followed by pain in the neck, shoulder and upper back. Drivers in the Nordic mines reported fewer symptoms than non-drivers, while for Russian mine workers the results were the opposite of that. The daily driving of mining vehicles had no significant association with the risk of symptoms. Female drivers indicated a higher prevalence of symptoms as compared to male drivers. Conclusions The study provided only weak support for the hypothesis that drivers of vehicles reported a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms than non-vehicle drivers. There were marked differences in the prevalence of symptoms among workers in various enterprises, even though the nature of the job tasks was similar. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(4):553–564

Keywords

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questionnaire; mining; vibration; MSD; whole-body; Barents

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 553-564

Dates

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2017

Contributors

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Lage Burström

• Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Umeå University, Arcum, Umeå, Sweden

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Anna Aminoff

• University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)

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Bodil Björ

• Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Umeå University, Arcum, Umeå, Sweden

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Satu Mänttäri

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland

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Tohr Nilsson

• Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Umeå University, Arcum, Umeå, Sweden

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Hans Pettersson

• Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Umeå University, Arcum, Umeå, Sweden

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Hannu Rintamäki

• Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Oulu, Finland

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Ingemar Rödin

• University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Swedish Work Environment Authority, Stockholm, Sweden

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Victor Shilov

• Northwest Public Health Research Center, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Ljudmila Talykova

• Northwest Public Health Research Center, St. Petersburg, Russia

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Arild Vaktskjold

• Hedmark University of Applied Sciences, Elverum, Norway (Department of Public Health)
• Innlandet Hospital Trust, Brumunddal, Norway (Department of Research)

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Jens Wahlström

• Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden (Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
• Umeå University, Arcum, Umeå, Sweden

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00975

Biblioteka Nauki

2161904