A PREVALENCE STUDY ON THE OCCURRENCE OF WORK ACCIDENTS AMONG THE MANUAL MATERIAL HANDLING WORKERS OF THE CENTRAL MARKET AREA IN AGARTALA CITY, WEST TRIPURA
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https://doi.org/10.53555/eijbps.v11i1.57Keywords:
WORKERS, central market, riskAbstract
One of the most important central market areas of Agartala city is the Maharajganj Bazaar (Gol Bazar) where material handling, loading, and unloading work is a continuous process. Manual material handling (MMH), being a strenuous work often leads to injuries, accidents, and even death. Fifty MMH workers of the central market area in Agartala city were selected to identify the risk factors contributing to accidents. A standardized modified Nordic questionnaire was performed. Analysis of working postures by OWAS method was done and history of accident cases was collected. It was revealed that most accidents, being struck by objects and slipping and falling, have occurred during lifting and carrying loads. Accident records suggested that few accident cases have reached the hospitals indicating a general negligence of attending the hospitals.
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