DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2019.v07i12.003

Pages: 467-471

Low Back Pain (LBP) is clinical syndrome with main symptom is in vertebrae area at the lower. Age,the long-term time of work, working period, body mass index, smoking status, sport habits and work position that become the factors to deterrmine low back pain complaint of heavy equipment operator. This research aims are to know the factors that related to the low back pain complaint of heavy equipmrnt operator at Tol Layang A.P Pettarani Project in Makassar City. This type of research is observational analytic with cross sectional study approach. Data collected on March - April 2019 with 45 operators as samples taken bytotal sampling technique. The data were obtained using questionnaire, nutritional status using weight scales and microtoice, work posture using REBA, and LBP complaint using Oswestry Disability Index (ODI. The data analysis that carried out was univariate and bivariate with chi-square test. The result of the research shows that is 46.7% have LBP complaint and that is 53.3% don’t have LBP complaint. As for the relation that occurs between age (p= 0,001), work period (p= 0,001), work posture (p= 0,003) with the LBP complaints. The conclusion of this research is that there is a relation between the age, work period and work posture with the Low Back Pain complaint. As for suggestions to these company is put up ergonomic work posters as a form of socialization to operators and modify the worker’s place to be more comfortable and prevent the LBP complaint becomes worse.