Evaluación del riesgo ergonómico por posturas forzadas en el área de cosecha de hijuelos de piña

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the ergonomic risk due to forced postures in the Pineapple Tree Harvest area. Method: The study was observational, cross-sectional and descriptive, carried out in a pineapple exporting company in the city of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, during the month of November 2021 - December 2021. The Kuorinka Nordic Questionnaire and the ergonomic OWAS method were used. Results: The main symptom reported in the Nordic Questionnaire is dorsal or lumbar pain in 88% of workers, followed by wrist or hand pain with 80% of cases. The ergonomic evaluation by the OWAS method showed that 65.63% of the postures are unacceptable, highlighting the flexed and flexed and twisted back, in the body segment legs was, both knees bent and support leg flexed. Conclusions: The activities carried out by the workers of the pineapple growing area are of high risk, requiring corrective measures in a timely manner