Nivel de riesgo ergonómico por posturas forzadas y prevalencia de trastornos músculo esqueléticos en percheros de un supermercado de la Ciudad de Quito.

Abstract

Materials and methods. Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, aimed at employees working in the area of non-perishable hangers in a supermarket in the city of Quito. To which the OWAS method was applied to determine physical load and was investigated in diagnostic medical records compatible with tendonitis epicondylitis and Sd. rotator cuff and the results were processed using the Excel 2016 program. Results, 34% of the workers in the study of the hanger area presented skeletal muscle pathology during the study period. Conclusions Using OWAS methodology, several positions were analyzed, with ergonomic risk for which immediate interventions are recommended, since a level of risk was obtained 3. On the other hand, the study found that the most frequent skeletal muscle disorder in the racks is tendonitis, the implementation of corrective actions as soon as possible will improve this problem.