The Effects of Age and Initial Shoulder Posture on the Upper Limb Range of Harvesting Movements among Oil Palm Harvesters

The occurrence of musculoskeletal diseases (MSDs) among oil palm harvesters has been studied extensively, but there is a lack of published studies on the evaluation of the range of harvesting movements. This information is important to design the ergonomic tools needed in the manual harvesting of oi...

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Main Authors: Nelson Pady Tumit, Azmin Sham Rambely, Baba Md Deros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/21/10280