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A quarry produces granite, which is then broken into pieces with explosives and manual pneumatic hammers. When breaking granite rocks and drilling blast holes for the explosives, the workers are exposed to local vibration of medium and high frequency. Vibration measurement revealed that it exceeds the maximum permissible level. What specific changes can develop in the workers as the result of prolonged exposure to such working conditions?

Answer options

  1. Sensorineural hearing loss
  2. Hand dermatitis
  3. Psychasthenia
  4. Somatoform autonomic dysfunction
  5. Sensory polyneuropathy with angiospastic syndrome
Correct answer

Sensory polyneuropathy with angiospastic syndrome

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