In mining a worker has to do repetitive task with carrying load. This increases the chances of knee and lumber related injuries in the mining workers. Moreover, during accidents in mining the lumber and knee joints are highly under risk for injuries.
The project aims to develop a lumber and knee support for the workers in the mines. The primary focus is to make these lumber and knee supports light weight using the fiber reinforced polymer composite laminates. Further, the developed lumber and knee supporters should increase the efficiency of the mining worker for repetitive tasks. Moreover, these protective supporters should reduce the muscoloskeletel risks associated with lumber and knee joints. In the initial stage, we would like see the reactive stresses generated in the muscles during lifting of a weight and repetitive tasks. Based on the results we would like proceed for further analysis and fabricate the lumber and knee supports.