Improving Dungeness crab vessel equipment: an ergonomic intervention to reduce risk for musculoskeletal injuries and falls overboard

摘要 虽然西海岸邓杰尼斯蟹渔业是该地区最有价值的渔业之一，但商业 渔民致命和非致命伤害的发生率和发生率都很高。以前的研究 这表明，大多数伤害发生在甲板水手和处理渔具时。我们目前 NIOSH资助的对邓杰内斯螃蟹船队的研究表明，螃蟹分拣台（螃蟹收获后， 它们必须被分类并放入一个货舱）和一个滑轮（一个机械化的绞车，用来拉蟹笼的线）可以 对肌肉骨骼（由于非中立姿势）和致命（由于失去 平衡）伤害。然而，利益相关者的反馈表明，目前没有循证设计 对表格和积木进行排序的建议，他们会欢迎的。因此，我们提出的研究 研究将1）量化当前分类表和区块设计对伤害风险的影响，2）确定关键 和基于证据的设计建议的排序表和块，以减少风险的肌肉骨骼 受伤（最常见的非致命性伤害）和福尔斯（死亡的主要原因）。后 研究的成功完成，预期的结果是基于证据的设计建议， 分类表和块，将分发给商业渔民，船主，和设备 制造商，以获得更广泛的采用。我们提出的研究的长期预期影响得到改善 通过减少非致命性疾病（肌肉骨骼疾病），提高商业渔民的职业健康和安全 伤害和死亡（跌倒相关伤害），这也支持当前的NOFO目的和诺拉优先事项。

Abstract While the West Coast Dungeness crab fishery one of the most valuable fisheries in the region, the commercial fishermen suffer from a high prevalence and incident rates of both fatal and non-fatal injuries. Previous research suggests that the majority of these injuries occurs with deckhands and while handling fishing gear. Our current NIOSH-funded study in the Dungeness crab fleet indicates that the crab sorting table (after the crab is harvested, they must be sorted and placed into a hold) and block (a mechanized winch to pull the lines of crab pots) could pose substantial risk for musculoskeletal (due to non-neutral posture) and fatal (fall overboard due to loss of balance) injuries. However, stakeholders’ feedback indicates that there are currently no evidence-based design recommendations for sorting tables and blocks, which they would welcome. Therefore, our proposed research study will 1) quantify the impact of the current sorting table and block design on injury risk and 2) identify critical and evidence-based design recommendations for the sorting table and block to reduce risk for musculoskeletal injuries (the most common type of non-fatal injuries) and falls overboard (a leading cause for fatalities). Upon the successful study completion, the expected outcome is evidence-based design recommendations for the sorting table and block that will be disseminated to the commercial fishermen, vessel owners, and equipment fabricators for broader adoption. The long-term anticipated impact our proposed research is improved occupational health and safety of commercial fishermen by reducing non-fatal (musculoskeletal disorders) injuries and fatality (fall-related injuries), which also support the current NOFO purpose and NORA priorities.