Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 15 ISSUE 3
Written by Łukasz KUTA, Marek BRENNENSTHUL

Nowadays, in agriculture there are many different sources of accidents and risks developing disorders in musculo-skeletal system. Farmers are often exposed to the possibility of overloading the musculo-skeletal system due to many different activities performed in farms. Based on these circumstances, the studies were conducted aiming as main objective to investigate the causes of disorders in farmer's musculo-skeletal system. Therefore, a survey was conducted on 96 farms. It turned out that many farmers transport the loads only manually. Due to many various tasks performed in farms, farm workers adopt an uncomfortable body position very often: forward inclination of the spine and head, sitting without back support and often kneeling. It generates pains of the upper limbs and legs or stiffness of hands. Based on these results it is very important to perform each agricultural activity very careful and paying attention to other worker during work process in the same farm.

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