Question: A worker performs a simple lifting task of picking up a box container. Below is given information on the container and characteristics of the worker.

A worker performs a simple lifting task of picking up a box container. Below is given information on the container and characteristics of the worker. The most extreme spinal posture position observed during the course of the lift was trunk flexion of 60. Assume the workers arms are perpendicular with the floor and his legs are straight. Weight of container (WC)=20kg (mass) Body Weight (BW)=800 N; Upper-body weight =50% of BW Distance from L5/S1 joint to center of mass of trunk (CMTr)=0.24m Segment length of trunk (SLTr)=0.36m Angle of trunk from horizontal (T)=30

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