RISIKO POSTUR KERJA TERHADAP KELUHAN SUBYEKTIF NYERI LEHER PADA PEKERJA INDUSTRI KERAJINAN KULIT

RISIKO POSTUR KERJA TERHADAP KELUHAN SUBYEKTIF NYERI LEHER PADA PEKERJA INDUSTRI KERAJINAN KULIT

Ekawati Wasis Wijayati

Musculoskeletal complaints are generally felt a lot because of the habits done during work. Body posture when working improperly and maintained in a relatively long time can lead to musculoskeletal complaints. Working in a sitting position for a relatively long period of time with a bent over body position can be a risk factor for complaints of neck pain or low back pain. The purpose of this research is to analyze the relationship between length of maintaining work posture to with subjective complaints of neck pain in leather craft industry workers in Selosari. The research design was an observational analytic study with a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique in this research is proportional random sampling with a sample of 42 respondents from the leather craft industry workers in Selosari. The results of statistical analysis with the Chi Square test showed that p=0.006 (p<0.05), which means there is a correlation between the length of maintaining work posture to subjective complaints of neck pain in leather craft industry workers in Selosari. It should be noted that prolonged retention of neck posture which is too bend when working continuously for long periods of time will increase the risk of neck pain complaints. So it is necessary to improve the posture of the body when working, especially the neck or movement or changes in posture, especially the neck if to feel achy or stiff in the neck.

2020

JUMANTIK (Jurnal Ilmiah Penelitian Kesehatan)
Vol. 5 No. 1 Des 2019 – Mei 2020
2580-281X (online), 2548-2173 (print)
http://jurnal.uinsu.ac.id/index.php/kesmas/article/view/5891