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Article: A question of COMFORT
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- July 19, 2009
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ergonomics on the bottom line - Beginning in 1979, Deere and
Co., the largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment in North
America, began using ergonomics principles to redesign and reduce
physical stresses on the job. Employees were extensively involved.
Since 1979, Deere has seen an 83 percent reduction in employee back
injuries and within five years, worker compensation costs were cut
by 32 percent. - AT&T Global Information Solutions in San Diego, a
manufacturer of mainframe computers, analyzed its injury logs and
identified its three most frequent types of injuries: lifting,
fastening and keyboarding. By making workstation improvements and
providing proper lift training for all ...
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August 22, 2008 ;
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... ... held at Roselawn at Aug. 23, 2008. Jegerlehner, Matthew P WOODBURY, MINN./ JANESVILLE - Matthew Paul Jegerlehner, age 26, of Woodbury, Minn ... the son of Fred and Sheri (Gerner) Jegerlehner. He attended school in Janesville ...
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