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標題: | An investigation of a cluster of cervical herniated discs among container truck drivers with occupational exposure to whole-body vibration |
作者: | Lan, Fan-Yun Liou, Yuh-Wehn Huang, Kuo-Yuan Guo, How-Ran Wang, Jung-Der |
貢獻者: | Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Dept Occupat & Environm Med Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Occupat Safety & Hlth Natl Cheng Kung Univ Hosp, Dept Orthopaed Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Dept Environm & Occupat Hlth Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Coll Med, Dept Publ Hlth |
關鍵字: | Cervical herniated disc Container truck driver Vibration denmark |
日期: | 2016-01 |
上傳時間: | 2018-01-18 11:38:52 (UTC+8) |
出版者: | Japan Soc Occupational Health |
摘要: | Objective: This study aimed to determine if occupational exposure to whole body vibration is associated with cervical intervertebral disc herniation among container truck drivers. Methods: We conducted a walk-through survey among container truck drivers and unexposed workers. We also measured the vibration hazard of the container truck over the driver's back and seat when the driver was loading a container and driving the loaded truck. Results and Discussion: Among the 38 workers interviewed, 32 were container truck drivers. Four of them reported cervical herniated discs, and all of these individuals were container truck drivers with a job tenure of greater than 10 years. Self-reported cervical herniated disc, nuchal pain, nocturia, arm/forearm weakness, arm/forearm numbness, and finger numbness were significantly more prevalent as the driver's duration of exposure increased (all p values of test for trend <0.05). The vibration of the truck during and after loading a container was considered the main cause of herniated disc. When a container truck was driven with a loaded container, both the vertical and horizontal vibrating acceleration over the seat and back sites exceeded the 8-hr exposure level based on the ISO 2631-1 criteria. The transient vibration dose values (VDVs) measured during misaligned or unsmooth loading operations were usually greater than the upper bounds of the health guidance caution zone for the 8-hr VDV. Conclusions: Our investigation disclosed a cluster of cervical inter vertebral disc herniation that was associated with the vibration hazard during long-term container truck driving under full load and possibly aggravated by misaligned loading operations. |
關聯: | Journal of Occupational Health, v.58 n.1, pp.118-127 |
Appears in Collections: | [職業安全衛生系(含防災所)] 期刊論文
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