This evaluation aims to analyze and innovate the manual wood loading and unloading
workstation in forestry trucks, as well as to highlight ergonomics as a tool within the business and
small enterprise management field to achieve production outcomes and improve workers' quality of
life.The methodology involves both quantitative and qualitative assessment. Results: The evaluation
revealed manual handling of loads that requires prompt corrective actions. Interventions led to the
acquisition of machinery, including a crane and a wood splitter. Additionally, an organizational level
intervention resulted in the hiring of two additional workers, allowing the company to maintain
economic income throughout the year. Conclusion: This assessment analyzed the manual wood
loading and unloading workstation in forestry trucks, successfully describing and evaluating both the
job and the organization of the family owned small business. Subsequently, the ergonomic
intervention, which introduced technology into tasks that were previously performed solely manually,
helped reduce musculoskeletal discomfort among workers. Processes were redesigned to improve
performance and increase income.However, this evaluation did not address all subsystems in which
there are health and safety risk factors for workers. Therefore, further assessments of the various
workstations are necessary, along with the proposal of improvements technological or
organizational for future research.