{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2035683078","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","title":"Subjective Worker Assessments of Hand Tools Used in Automobile Assembly","display_name":"Subjective Worker Assessments of Hand Tools Used in Automobile Assembly","publication_year":1989,"publication_date":"1989-12-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2035683078","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","mag":"2035683078"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1080/15298668991375290","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239950","display_name":"American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal","issn_l":"0002-8894","issn":["0002-8894","2163-369X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5101721574","display_name":"Thomas J. Armstrong","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-2024","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-2024"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I27837315","display_name":"University of Michigan","ror":"https://ror.org/00jmfr291","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I27837315"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"THOMAS J. ARMSTRONG","raw_affiliation_strings":["a    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117","Industrial and Operations Engineering"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"a    The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2117","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I27837315"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Industrial and Operations Engineering","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5018175118","display_name":"Laura Punnett","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-9946","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-9946"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I133738476","display_name":"University of Massachusetts Lowell","ror":"https://ror.org/03hamhx47","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I133738476"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"LAURA PUNNETT","raw_affiliation_strings":["b    Department of Work Environment, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854","Department of Work Environment, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"b    Department of Work Environment, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I133738476"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Work Environment, University of Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I133738476"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5044411510","display_name":"Phillip Ketner","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"PHILLIP KETNER","raw_affiliation_strings":["c    5009 Foothill Blvd., San Diego, CA 92109","5009 Foothill Blvd., San Diego, CA 92109"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"c    5009 Foothill Blvd., San Diego, CA 92109","institution_ids":[]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"5009 Foothill Blvd., San Diego, CA 92109","institution_ids":[]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":[],"corresponding_institution_ids":[],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":3.7021,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":52,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92519103,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":97},"biblio":{"volume":"50","issue":"12","first_page":"639","last_page":"645"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12006","display_name":"Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders","score":0.9711999893188477,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12006","display_name":"Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders","score":0.9711999893188477,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13315","display_name":"Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces","score":0.01720000058412552,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3609","display_name":"Occupational Therapy"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13233","display_name":"Occupational Health and Safety Management","score":0.00570000009611249,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3609","display_name":"Occupational Therapy"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/hand-tools","display_name":"hand tools","score":0.9539999961853027},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/grip-force","display_name":"grip force","score":0.9959999918937683},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/work-location","display_name":"work location","score":0.8539999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/automotive-assembly","display_name":"automotive assembly","score":0.7289999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/glove-use","display_name":"glove use","score":0.6050000190734863},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/soft-tissue-disorders","display_name":"soft tissue disorders","score":0.6919999718666077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/workplace-ergonomics","display_name":"workplace ergonomics","score":0.5649999976158142}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18762648","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42213","display_name":"Work (physics)","level":2,"score":0.6226497888565063},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780451532","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q759676","display_name":"Task (project management)","level":2,"score":0.5721670389175415},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777433710","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5609571","display_name":"Grip strength","level":2,"score":0.563819408416748},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.403795063495636},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C44154836","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q45045","display_name":"Simulation","level":1,"score":0.34860488772392273},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C99508421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2678675","display_name":"Physical medicine and rehabilitation","level":1,"score":0.34169018268585205},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C21547014","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1423657","display_name":"Operations management","level":1,"score":0.3249860107898712},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C1862650","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186005","display_name":"Physical therapy","level":1,"score":0.2664415240287781},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C78519656","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101333","display_name":"Mechanical engineering","level":1,"score":0.22509023547172546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.21631145477294922},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":2,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1080/15298668991375290","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15298668991375290","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239950","display_name":"American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal","issn_l":"0002-8894","issn":["0002-8894","2163-369X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"doi:10.1202/0002-8894(1989)050<0639:swaoht>2.0.co;2","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1202/0002-8894(1989)050<0639:swaoht>2.0.co;2","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1202/0002-8894(1989)050<0639:swaoht>2.0.co;2","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210239950","display_name":"American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal","issn_l":"0002-8894","issn":["0002-8894","2163-369X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320547","host_organization_name":"Taylor & Francis","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320547","https://openalex.org/P4310320449"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Taylor & Francis","Informa"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"AIHAJ","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.5683000087738037,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3"},{"display_name":"Decent work and economic growth","score":0.48510000109672546,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/8"}],"study_designs":[{"display_name":"Observational Study","id":"https://openalex.org/study-designs/observational-study"}],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2049475822","https://openalex.org/W2091085825","https://openalex.org/W2025750402","https://openalex.org/W2129494371","https://openalex.org/W2029619372","https://openalex.org/W29031371","https://openalex.org/W2067444713","https://openalex.org/W4242153062","https://openalex.org/W2006449348","https://openalex.org/W2294956289"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"A":[0],"pilot":[1],"study":[2],"was":[3,107,164,180],"conducted":[4],"to":[5,22,45,69,85,98,103,208],"determine":[6],"if":[7],"worker":[8],"assessments":[9],"of":[10,40,60,67,79,101,184],"tool":[11,24,48,141],"mass,":[12,49],"grip":[13,50,95,131],"force,":[14,51],"handle":[15,52,144],"size,":[16,53],"and":[17,25,32,54,56,167,170,202],"work":[18,58],"location":[19,160,176],"were":[20,43,89,114,150],"related":[21,207],"corresponding":[23],"task":[26],"variables.":[27],"The":[28],"workers":[29,123,135],"(13":[30],"women":[31],"10":[33],"men,":[34],"who":[35],"collectively":[36],"used":[37],"a":[38,128],"total":[39],"33":[41],"tools)":[42],"asked":[44],"rate":[46],"the":[47,74,77,94,156,172,185],"horizontal":[55,175],"vertical":[57,159],"locations":[59],"their":[61],"own":[62],"tools":[63,82,100,113,127,163,179],"on":[64],"continuous":[65],"scales":[66],"0":[68],"10.":[70],"Significant":[71],"findings":[72],"included":[73],"following:":[75],"(1)":[76],"weight":[78],"nearly":[80],"all":[81,140],"with":[83,136,143],"0.9":[84,102],"1.75":[86],"kg":[87,105],"mass":[88,106],"rated":[90,108,115,151],"\u201cjust":[91,153],"right,\u201d":[92,154],"(2)":[93],"force":[96,132],"required":[97],"use":[99],"2.0":[104],"as":[109,116,152],"comfortable,":[110],"(3)":[111],"pistol-shaped":[112],"more":[117,129],"comfortable":[118,130,158,174],"than":[119,134,147],"right-angle":[120],"tools,":[121],"(4)":[122],"wearing":[124],"glovers":[125],"gave":[126],"rating":[133],"bare":[137],"hands,":[138],"(5)":[139],"sizes":[142],"circumferences":[145],"less":[146],"12":[148],"cm":[149,183],"(6)":[155],"most":[157,173],"for":[161,177],"using":[162,178,195],"between":[165],"102":[166],"153":[168],"cm,":[169],"(7)":[171],"within":[181],"38":[182],"worker.":[186],"These":[187],"methods":[188],"would":[189],"be":[190],"useful":[191],"in":[192],"further":[193],"studies":[194],"larger":[196],"samples":[197],"balanced":[198],"across":[199],"exposure":[200],"categories":[201],"looking":[203],"at":[204],"health":[205],"indexes":[206],"chronic":[209],"soft-tissue":[210],"disorders.":[211]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":4},{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1},{"year":2013,"cited_by_count":2}],"updated_date":"2026-10-12T09:40:04.860316","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}