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Table 3 Referred pain in relation to task and duration of task

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

Task

Duration of task [years]

Pain

Neck

Shoulders

Elbows

Wrists/hands

Dorsal Region

Lumbar Region

Hips/thighs

Knees

Ankles/feet

Total

Filleting

< 2

7

12

1

8

7

7

1

4

1

14

2/4

6

5

1

5

4

3

1

3

2

6

≥ 4

4

3

1

4

2

2

1

1

3

8

filleting/packaging

< 2

2

2

0

3

0

0

0

1

0

5

2/4

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

≥ 4

0

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

Packaging

< 2

4

6

0

4

4

3

1

1

2

6

2/4

1

1

0

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

≥ 4

6

5

2

6

3

3

2

3

3

6

Filleting

< 2

50%

85.7%

7.1%

57.1%

50%

50%

7.1%

28.6%

7.1%

14

2/4

100%

83.3%

16.7%

83.3%

66.7%

50%

16.7%

50%

33.3%

6

≥ 4

50%

37.5%

12.5%

50%

25%

25%

12.5%

12.5%

37.5%

8

Filleting/packaging

< 2

40%

40%

0%

60%

0%

0%

0%

20%

0%

5

2/4

100%

100%

0%

100%

100%

100%

0%

0%

0%

1

≥ 4

0%

100%

0%

100%

100%

100%

0%

0%

0%

1

Packaging

< 2

66.7%

100%

0%

66.7%

66.7%

50%

16.7%

16.7%

33.3%

6

2/4

100%

100%

0%

100%

100%

100%

0%

0%

0%

1

≥ 4

100%

83.3%

33.3%

100%

50%

50%

33.3%

50%

50%

6

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