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A Study Of Impact Protection Of Metacarpal Gloves, Faisal Mohammed Alessa
A Study Of Impact Protection Of Metacarpal Gloves, Faisal Mohammed Alessa
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Work-related wrist, hand, and finger injuries are highly prevalent in manufacturing and extractive industries. An analysis of mining-related hand injury data from over the past two decades (Alessa et al., 2020) showed that hand injuries caused by insufficient protection against impact loads (e.g. struck by accidents) were categorized with high severity. Existing literature lacks clear classification and quantification methods for the protection provided by impact-resistant gloves (i.e. metacarpal gloves). A new method to establish a quantitative measure of performance for commonly used metacarpal gloves was developed and evaluated.
In the first specific aim, an experimental study using cadaveric hand specimens …