The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2019): The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health

Musculoskeletal Disorders and Its Related Factors among Workers in Circulator Loom Unit

Dian Rachmawati (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga Campus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115)
Sho’im Hidayat (Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga Campus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya, East Java, 60115)



Article Info

Publish Date
27 Dec 2019

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) defined as a disorder of muscles, nerves, and tendons compounded by the unergonomic working posture. Workers in Circulator Loom Unit of PT. Kerta Rajasa Raya are at risk for experiencing MSDs because of their unergonomic works. The purpose of this research was to learn more about MSDs including its related factors in Circulator Loom unit of PT. Kerja Rajasa Raya workers. Methods: this was a descriptive research which conducted using the observational method. The respondents were total population workers of Circulator Loom Unit at PT Kerta Rajasa Raya which is up to 47 workers. This research used MSDs complaint, working postures, and individual factors including age, sex, working period, physical fitness, and body mass index as the variable data. Results: 91.5% respondents were experiencing MSDs with 53.5% were in moderate severity level. Using REBA method to calculate the ergonomic risk level, it can be concluded that 23.4% of respondents have low risk of experiencing MSDs, 68.1% in medium risk, and 8.5% of respondents were having high risk of experiencing MSDs. Conclusion: working posture was the most influential factor causing MSDs with correlation coefficient score 0.629, in addition, working period, age, sex, Body Mass Index, and physical fitness were existed as supporting factors. Keywords: ergonomic, musculoskeletal disorders, working posture 

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJOSH

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health is an open access and scientific journal published by the Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, and supported by Indonesian Occupational Safety and Health Association (AHKKI) East Java Region, Indonesian Occupational Health Experts ...