Assessment of knitted gloves work efficiency, comfortability and impact on combating occupational injuries in okra harvesting

A study on knitted gloves usage in okra harvesting and their role in combating occupational injuries subjects was carried out in 10 different farmers fields were tested by 30 farm womens village of sujath nagar mandal in Bhadradri kothagudem district of Telangana,India. From the first hand information, by conducting survey, primary data were collected from okra pluckers, cuts in hands, sever finger wounds, piercing of thorns and kellicks, etc. were found in okra harvestings .To overcome these difficulties present study was under taken to assessed against existing practice for its suitability, comfortability, cost effectiveness, reducing stress, cuts /rash/allergy and work efficiency by farm worker was found to be willingness, adaptability rate of the knitted gloves was good and reduced the drudgery and speeding up the activity due to comfort grip, increased additional okra picking quantity of 12.5 kg per day per women.