HUBUNGAN ANTARA JARAK, TINGGI SIKU DENGAN TEMPAT DUDUK DAN KELUHAN MOSCULOSKELETAL PADA PEKERJA BAGIAN JUMBO BAG DI PERUSAHAAN PRODUKSI PLASTIK TAHUN 2013

Abstract

Sewing machine operators are at high risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders due to
working in seated position at poorly designed workstations, performing the same operation during the
entire course of the workday. The poor postures resulting from these conditions, combined with highly
repetitive and time-pressured work may result in high incidence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders
among sewing machine operators. The main objective of this study was to analyze the relationship
between the distance from elbows to seat pan and musculoskeletal complaints among sewing machine
operators in a plastic manufacturing company.
This is ananalytical research using cross sectional approach. The total number of subjects under
study were 74 subjects out of a total of 286 workers drawn by random sampling.
The study discovered that respondents were subjected to not ergonomics elbow position as many
as 89.6 %, with mild complaints 50 % and serious complaints was 50 %. The chi square test proved that
there was a relationship between the distance of elbow to the seat with mosculoskeletal complaints.
The result of this study concluded that musculoskeletal complaints are prevalent among sewing
workers. Therefore, it is recommended that the company should provide adjustable chairs, allow frequent
short breaks and adequate work spaces to all workers in order to reduce future musculoskeletal
complaints.