Lagerstrom Elise, Magzamen Sheryl, Brazile William, Rosecrance John
Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 80521 CO, USA.
Safety (Basel). 2019;5(2):23. doi: 10.3390/safety5020023.
Logging is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Logging tasks, whether they consist of operating a chainsaw, operating a mechanized harvester, or driving logging trucks, have an influence on the types of hazards and injuries among professional loggers. Using the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire, we investigated the 12-month period prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder symptoms (MSS) among professional loggers in the mountainous region of Montana. We also differentiated the prevalence of MSS based on logging system-type accounting for demographic and workplace covariates. Based on data from 743 professional loggers in Montana, loggers using conventional felling practices with chainsaws were more than twice as likely to report MSS (Odds Ratio (OR): 2.24 (1.07-4.69)) than those using mechanized logging equipment. In addition, increased MSS scores were associated with conventional harvesting systems, increased years of experience, and increased BMI. The active surveillance of MSS among professional loggers in Montana resulted in recommendations for safety interventions. The safety interventions included a greater mechanization of logging tasks and early career training on the heavy equipment used in logging operations.
伐木业是世界上最危险的职业之一。伐木任务，无论是操作链锯、操作机械化采伐机还是驾驶伐木卡车，都会对职业伐木工的危险类型和受伤情况产生影响。我们使用标准化北欧问卷，调查了蒙大拿州山区职业伐木工中肌肉骨骼疾病症状（MSS）的12个月患病率。我们还根据伐木系统类型，区分了MSS的患病率，并考虑了人口统计学和工作场所协变量。根据蒙大拿州743名职业伐木工的数据，使用传统链锯砍伐方法的伐木工报告MSS的可能性（优势比（OR）：2.24（1.07 - 4.69））是使用机械化伐木设备的伐木工的两倍多。此外，MSS得分增加与传统采伐系统、工作年限增加和体重指数增加有关。对蒙大拿州职业伐木工中MSS的主动监测产生了安全干预建议。安全干预措施包括伐木任务的更大程度机械化以及对伐木作业中使用的重型设备进行早期职业培训。
