Postural analysis in design evaluation of oil palm loose fruits collector machine

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 1038; no. 1; pp. 12060 - 12065
• Main Authors: Saulia, L, Subrata, I D M, Yusuf, M M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.06.2022
• Subjects: Fruits; Post-harvest decay; Posture; Risk levels
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/1038/1/012060

The level of maturity and the harvesting process for oil palm bunches allows some fruit to be detached from the bunch. Fruit that is separated from the bunch is called loose fruit. The loose fruit must be collected to reduce post-harvest losses. The ERBRON-C machine has been designed to facilitate the process of picking loose fruit, but further study is needed regarding its working system as an interaction between the machine and its operator. This study aimed to determine the level of risk of working posture in loose fruit collection using ERBRON-C. This research was conducted by collecting anthropometric data, recording the subject’s posture, evaluating posture using the REBA method. The results of the posture evaluation showed REBA scores ranged from 2 to 5 which refers to a low to moderate risk level.