Low back
Pain after bending, twisting, lifting, or carrying loads.
Ergonomics Care
Protect bodies from painful work injuries.
Simple guidance for lifting, bending, reaching, tools, breaks, and early warning signs of strain in agricultural work.
Early warning signs
Pay attention before pain becomes an injury.
Do not ignore numbness, sharp pain, swelling, weakness, dizziness, or pain that keeps getting worse.
Shoulders
Pain from reaching, overhead work, pulling, or repetitive motion.
Hands
Numbness, tingling, grip weakness, swelling, or wrist pain.
Knees
Pain from squatting, kneeling, carrying, climbing, or uneven ground.
Lifting and carrying
Move the load closer. Use the legs. Avoid twisting.
Most injuries happen when workers lift while bent forward, twist with weight, or carry loads too far from the body.
- Face the load before lifting.
- Bring the load close to the body.
- Bend knees when possible.
- Turn with the feet, not the waist.
- Ask for help with heavy or awkward loads.
30-second reset
Small breaks can reduce strain.
These are not medical treatment. They are simple resets workers can use during the day when safe to pause.
Stand tall
Hands on hips. Gently lean back. Breathe slowly for 3 breaths.
Open and close
Open fingers wide, close gently, shake hands loose for 10 seconds.
Look around
Slowly turn the head right and left. Keep shoulders relaxed.
- Use handles that fit the hand.
- Keep wrists as neutral as possible.
- Switch hands when safe.
- Rotate tasks when possible.
- Report broken or unsafe tools.
Work design
Better tools and task rotation protect workers.
Ergonomics is not only individual stretching. Safer work needs better tools, realistic pace, rest, training, and reporting pathways.
Micro-breaks
Pause before the body forces you to stop.
Change postureDrink waterShake handsLook upRelax shouldersReset breathing
Report
Unsafe tasks should not be invisible.
Workers and organizations can document repeated injuries, unsafe tools, lack of rest, or tasks that cause pain.
Report an ergonomic concern.
Connect this app with Report when the reporting workflow is ready.
Open ReportInformation sources
Built from public occupational health guidance.
FarmworkersCare independently summarizes and organizes public guidance. Future versions should include source notes from OSHA, NIOSH, universities, and agricultural safety programs.
About
Ergonomics Care is a FarmworkersCare app.
It is designed to support practical injury prevention, body awareness, safer tools, and reporting pathways for agricultural workers and the organizations that serve them.