Prevalence and predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among workers of a gold mine in south Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Alfred OkelloSolomon Tsebeni WafulaDeogratias K SekimpiRichard K MugambePublished in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2020)
The prevalence of WRMSDs is high and associated with prolonged heavy lifting/shovelling, longer work shifts and job demands. We recommend lowering workload and job demands and improving work ergonomics to mitigate and prevent the WRMSDs among workers in goldmines.