Researcher: Sylvie Montreuil (U. Laval)

This study assessed the extent of industrial accidents and musculoskeletal problems based on this industry's production characteristics in order to identify the research themes and the preventive actions to be implemented. Three types of data were used: the accident reports for a two-year period (722 cases), the workers' socio-occupational characteristics (1651 workers) and a questionnaire survey of perceived musculoskeletal pain (1014 respondents). Based on this analysis, the researchers were able to identify the types of injuries; to draw up a profile of the characteristics of industrial processes, work stations and the technology normally used; to highlight the production stages where the most accidents are found; to identify the workers' socio-occupational characteristics and their distribution by production stage; and to assess the extent of musculoskeletal pains suffered by this population. The study identifies the production stages where the most accidents are found: spinning, twisting, tufting and dyeing. It also reveals that over half of the workers have musculoskeletal pains in each of the three production phases examined, that is, thread manufacturing, carpet manufacturing and finishing.

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