The use of hand tools that fit users’ characteristics is essential for task productivity and prevention of
musculoskeletal disorders in industry. In Colombia, workers in the floriculture industry use a wide range
of hand tools in cultivation tasks. However, little is known about the correspondence between the
employed tools and hand dimensions of this population. The present article studies the hand anthropometry
(HA) of a sample of 120 adult female workers of the Colombian flower industry located in the
Bogota plateau. In total thirty-three HA measures were studied. A survey of the tasks and hand tools used
in this population was also conducted. Detailed descriptive statistics were estimated for the assessed HA
measures; and a comparative statistical analysis with other worker female populations reported in the
literature was conducted. We found that the surveyed floriculture workers are systematically using tools
with dimensions that do not adequately fit their HA and that may impose unnecessary mechanical loads
to the users. HA in the present study population appear to be significantly different from other
populations’ HA, which suggest the need to promote the acquisition, design or re-design of manual tools
specifically thought for this working population.