Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and its influence on the working ability of oil workers, and to provide a theoretical basis for helping lessen the burden of MSDs and improve the man-machine environment of oil workers. The cluster sampling method was used to study 2000 workers who had been employed for more than 1 year in this field. We investigated the prevalence rate and the work ability index (WAI). A total of 1935 valid questionnaires were collected, a response rate of 96.75%. There were 1639 people who had suffered from MSDs in the past year, a prevalence rate of 84.7%. The damage detection rate in female oil workers was higher than in males, and the damage detection rate in workers aged 30 to 45 years was higher than that in the other two age groups. The detection rate in less highly-educated oil workers was higher than that in more highly-educated workers. The detection rate in divorced workers was higher than that in other groups. The detection rate in workers between the number of working years of 18 to 25 years was higher than in the other two groups. The detection rate in workers with a high professional title was significantly higher than that in lower-titled workers (p < 0.05). The results showed that the WAI scores of the subjects with MSDs were significantly lower than for subjects without MSDs (p < 0.05). In a logistic regression analysis, sex, number of working years and WAI index all had an impact on MSDs. We concluded that due to the demands of their role, the oil workers had serious MSDs that influenced their working ability.
Highlights
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common disorders of the muscles, bones, nerves and other systems due to unergonomic working conditions
In occupational diseases confirmed by Eurostat in 2005, WMSDs accounted for 39% of all occupational diseases in EU countries [6]
The results showed that the MSDs suffered by oil workers are serious
Summary
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are common disorders of the muscles, bones, nerves and other systems due to unergonomic working conditions. MSDs often occur in the process of workers’ working activities, which seriously affect the efficiency of workers, threaten their health and lives, and bring huge economic burdens to the country and enterprises [1]. Occupational injuries of a musculoskeletal nature have caught the attention of scholars internationally [2,3,4,5] and have been classified as an occupational disease in some developed countries. MSDs are the major health problems and economic burdens in many developed countries, resulting in as many as tens of billions of dollars in compensation for work-related injuries each year [7].
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