What happens after the funeral: Ergonomic evaluation of the gravedigger's workstation, looking for paths towards a preventive culture

The objective of the research was to evaluate the dysergonomic conditions and factors of musculoskeletal conditions in gravediggers of a private cemetery. Materials and methods: The study was framed in the quantitative, field, non-experimental paradigm of a descriptive level with an ergonomic approach. The population and sample was census type and consisted of eighteen (18) workers, who work as gravediggers/gardeners. Observation and interview were used as data collection techniques and the pain body schema and the REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) method were used as information collection instruments. Statistical analysis of the data was performed using descriptive and correlational statistics. Results: This was a population composed exclusively of men with an average age of 49.4 years. The study revealed that the pain areas, the shoulders were the most affected, followed by the knees, lower back and elbows. The results of the REBA evaluation reflect a work environment with high biomechanical demands, where all the activities evaluated presented "high" or "very high" risk levels. Conclusions: The results obtained in this study reflect a worrying panorama in terms of occupational health for gravediggers, evidencing high levels of biomechanical risk in all the activities evaluated. The activities carried out, characterized by significant daily variability, involve extreme postures and repetitive movements that mainly affect the trunk, shoulders and. the neck, areas that present the highest risk scores according to the REBA method