Title :
Ergonomics, spinal injury, and industrial vehicle safety
Author :
McLay, R.W. ; Wilder, D.G. ; Molloy, M.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Iowa Univ., Iowa City, IA, USA
Abstract :
Explores the mechanisms of spinal injury in industrial vehicle accidents. The biomechanics of balance, response to sudden loads, and impact and vibration are shown to influence the nature of trauma. A simulation of the occupant motion in a sit-down forklift shows the loads in a tipover. The packaging of the driver is discussed to reduce the probability of spinal injury
Keywords :
accidents; biomechanics; ergonomics; impact (mechanical); safety; vibrations; agricultural vehicles; balance biomechanics; driver packaging; industrial vehicle accidents; industrial vehicle safety; occupant motion; sit-down forklift truck; spinal injury; sudden loads response; tipover; trauma; Back; Biomechanics; Delay; Ergonomics; Industrial accidents; Injuries; Muscles; Vehicle driving; Vehicle safety; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Conference, 1996., Proceedings of the 1996 Fifteenth Southern
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3131-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBEC.1996.493146
