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Table 2 Referred pain in relation to task and age

From: Risk assessment of upper limbs repetitive movements in a fish industry

Task

Age [years]

Pain

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists/hands

Dorsal Region

Lumbar Region

Hips/thighs

Knees

Ankles/feet

Total

Filleting

< 30

2

3

0

3

3

2

0

1

1

5

30/39

5

6

0

3

2

2

0

2

1

8

≥ 40

10

11

3

11

8

8

3

5

4

15

Filleting/packaging

< 30

2

3

0

4

1

1

0

1

0

5

30/39

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

≥ 40

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Packaging

< 30

3

5

0

4

3

3

1

2

1

5

30/39

3

3

0

2

1

2

2

0

2

3

≥ 40

4

4

2

5

4

2

0

2

2

5

Filleting

< 30

40%

60%

0%

60%

60%

40%

0%

20%

20%

5

30/39

62.5%

75%

0%

37.5%

25%

25%

0%

25%

12.5%

8

≥ 40

66.7%

73.3%

20%

73.3%

53.3%

53.3%

20%

33.3%

26.7%

15

Filleting/packaging

< 30

40%

60%

0%

80%

20%

20%

0%

20%

0%

5

30/39

100%

100%

0%

100%

100%

100%

0%

0%

0%

1

≥ 40

100%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1

Packaging

< 30

60%

100%

0%

80%

60%

60%

20%

40%

20%

5

30/39

100%

100%

0%

66.7%

33.3%

66.7%

66.7%

0%

66.7%

3

≥ 40

100%

80%

40%

100%

80%

40%

0%

40%

40%

5

  1. In italic are categories that complain most of painful symptoms